Technology and Data Extraction Techniques

Running Head: HIE 1

2-2 Short Paper: Technology and Data Extraction Techniques

Lauretta Krakue

HIM 350

SNHU

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Technology lies in the central position of Health Information Exchange systems and

ensures that these systems effectively serve the intended purpose in healthcare settings. One of

the main technical requirements of HIE is related to architectural models and data source

integration. The architecture that is adopted mainly influences how data and information flow

function would be to provide the ability to identify the location where records are situated, based

on criteria like person ID, and/or record data type. There is also the need to focus on

technologies relating to the security and privacy aspects relating to the new HIE system. As the

HIE system would be connected to diverse source systems, the adoption of a robust

cybersecurity framework would be integral. Thus, antivirus software, firewalls, and/or intrusion

detection and prevention systems could be integrated so that the possibility of malicious actors to

violate and invade the network could be restricted considerably (Health Information Exchange

functionality and technology, 2014). Apart from these security tools, blockchain technology,

could also be incorporated so that the level of security, privacy, and interoperability of the

healthcare data could be further strengthened (Esmaeilzadeh & Mirzaei, 2019).

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extraction by mainly relying on the use of care coordination as well as population health

management instruments (Bresnick, 2015). For example, a matching engine such as a master

patient index would be used that would help to not only extract data from a centralized data

warehouse but to also manage admission, discharge as well as transfer-related data. All the data

centralized infrastructural components include patient identifiers, diagnoses, procedures and

protocols, details relating to medication, laboratory results, etc. (Ehrenstein et al., 2019). The

coordination aspect of the hybrid HIE model would also ensure that the physicians and doctors

are able to use the Record Locator Service for locating as well as accessing patient information

that has been shared by member hospitals within the network.

make sure the new HIE system is able to function optimally, the focus on advanced analytics at

diverse levels would be integral. In fact, it would have a direct implication on the improved

health outcome of the patients as well as the core objectives of the healthcare organization (HIE

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would help to get a comprehensive insight into the information that is available within the

system. An important aspect that must be taken into consideration while analyzing the data is

high-quality data quality reporting. Suitable reporting quality measures would have to be

established so that the input from all the players from within the network, which form a part of

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References

Bresnick, J. (2015, February 19). How Health Information Exchange Models Impact Data

DelVecchio, A., & Holman, T. (2017, August 10). What is Enterprise master patient index

Esmaeilzadeh, P., & Mirzaei, T. (2019). The potential of blockchain technology for health

Health Information Exchange functionality and technology. (2014). Retrieved November 8,

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HIE data and an analytics platform: A key to PHM Goals. Health Catalyst. (2021, August 3).