Rhode Island to launch Health Information Exchange
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, October 8, 2008
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Becoming one of the few states to launch an electronic health system, Rhode Island is starting a voluntary Health Information Exchange (HIE), reports The Providence Journal. The HIE, which is being run by the Rhode Island Quality Institute, will allow patients to decide if they want their own health information electronically shared among state laboratories, pharmacies, doctor's offices, and hospitals.
Those in favor of the HIE say that participation will allow for better overall patient care, since physicians will have all available information concerning a patient at hand. Patients will be able to choose from three privacy levels, allowing different healthcare providers access to their records. However, opponents say that because participants cannot choose what information goes into their records, providers who have no need to see certain medical information (e.g., the result of a test for sexually transmitted diseases) will have access and perhaps not use the information appropriately.
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