Jury still out on HIEs

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Digital Transformation

Despite taking in $600 million in federal investment, it remains uncertain whether the promised benefits of health information exchanges will be being realized, according to a RAND Corp. study. 

The study, summarized in Forbes, reveals that there is a small amount of information showing that HIEs are reducing emergency department costs--but the benefits stop there.

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Despite $600 Million From Stimulus, Jury Out On Health Information Exchanges

Laura Pedulli

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