HIMSS HIE Lights
By Stephanie Massengill
January 01, 2009
A Review of Portals versus Health Information Exchange Solutions
Portals are used by a number of hospitals as a way for physicians to view patient information stored within the hospital information systems. With the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs), more and more physicians are asking that results be delivered directly into their EMR system. Portals and HIE both occur in the context of health information technology adoption, a key feature of the Obama-Biden plan to reduce healthcare costs. This article reviews the history of portals, the differences between push and pull technologies and the results of various community studies on health information exchange versus query models.
