The frequency of electronic information exchange between doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, government payers and patients has increased rapidly. The requirements for security, privacy and interoperability in all types of health record transfers have given rise to Health Information exchange. HIE is defined as the transmission of healthcare-related data among facilities, health information organizations (HIO) and government agencies according to national standards.
HIE technology enables reliable and secure transfer of data among disparate systems and also facilitate access and retrieval data. The purpose of HIE development is to improve healthcare delivery and information gathering.
Benefits by providing real time access to electronic patient records:

• Share information electronically among providers and payers
• Eliminate manual and phone-based search processes
• Improve patient care by offering instant access to patient information and eliminating duplicate tests, procedures and treatments
• Allow providers to quickly locate patient medical information 24/7
• Protect and secure patient data
• Eliminate duplicate procedures, saving time and money
• Simplify and streamline workflow and administrative billing procedures
• Replace paper-based documents with electronic documents, thus helping the environment

• Patient Lookup
• Patient Management
• Patient Referral
• Clinical Data Exchange