Health Information Exchange Quiz

What is the purpose of Health Information Exchange (HIE)?

• To exchange financial data only

• To exchange clinical results, images, and documents

• To exchange administrative data only

• To exchange data within the same organization

What are the obstacles facing Health Information Organizations (HIOs)?

• Lack of perceived value and sustainable business plan

• Mature technology

• Easy access to funding

• Limited data sharing

What was the purpose of the NHIN Prototype Architecture initiative?

• To promote individual data storage

• To show the failure of HIOs

• To demonstrate a centralized network approach

• To exchange information between regional HIOs

What is the ultimate goal of the Health Internet?

• To limit data exchange

• To facilitate the secure exchange of health information

• To restrict access to health data

• To promote paper-based records

What are the core capabilities tested during the NHIN Trial Implementation?

• Use of NHIN for business purposes only

• Look-up, retrieval, and secure exchange of health information

• Application of patient preferences only

• Secure messaging only

What is the purpose of the Direct Project?

• To limit access to patient information

• To restrict data sharing

• To provide a secure email analogue for HIE

• To promote traditional fax methods

What is the Blue Button Project focused on?

• Creating a blue button for decoration

• Providing access to healthcare data for patients

• Limiting patient access to records

• Promoting paper-based records

What did the HITECH Act focus on?

• Incentivizing the expansion of EHRs only

• Encouraging the growth of health information exchange only

• Both incentivizing EHR expansion and encouraging HIE growth

• Limiting technology in healthcare

What are some concerns surrounding the creation of Health Information Organizations?

• Standardized business models

• Clear long-term funding sources

• Geographical gaps in HIOs

• Consistent patient consent models

What is a common function of Health Information Organizations?

• Financing only

• Regulations only

• Incentives only

• Clinical process improvements