The California Health Information Exchange – Cal Index

The above video shows a summary of the California Health Information Exchange referred to as Cal Index. There is more information here but what I found interesting was that this was developed by a non-profit organisation illustrating the variety of organisations which are making health information exchanges possible.

Appendix A – Other Posts in the Series on Health Information Exchanges

Arizona Statewide Health Information Exchange

The Arkansas Health Information Exchange – SHARE

Health Information Exchanges

HIPPA and Health Information Exchanges

Creating a Health Information Exchange in Arizona

Appendix B – Definition of Health Information Exchange

This is the definition of the Health Information Exchange that I use (Hersh et al, 2015)

‘Health information exchange (HIE), the electronic sharing of clinical information across the boundaries of health care organizations‘.

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