This study examines changes in the monthly penetration rates of a Health Information
Exchange (HIE) in a large Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) in Israel after its …

Background While aiming for the same goal of building a national eHealth Infrastructure,
Germany and the United States pursued different strategic approaches–particularly …

The importance of the Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) in increasing healthcare
quality and reducing risks and costs has led to greater interest in identifying factors that …

INTRODUCTION: The provisions of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act increased
the likelihood of more widespread health information exchange (HIE), the electronic transfer …

Background and objective We postulate that professional proximity due to common patients
and geographical proximity among practice locations are significant factors influencing the …

In this paper, health information exchange (HIE) adoption barriers, challenges, influencing
factors, and the impacts of policy interventions among ambulatory providers and acute …

The extensive evolution in medical technology and patients' expectations of medical care
has increased the need to use of Hospital Information system (HIS) and it is predicated that …

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are expected to improve poor information coordination
in emergency departments (EDs); however, whether and when HIEs are associated with …

Background Hospitals may adopt various information transmission methods to participate in
health information exchange (HIE) programs. However, even if they adopt multiple …

This report characterizes the diffusion of use of electronic health records (EHRs). The author
uses interviews and surveys and a literature review to investigate whether healthcare is …