Whether it is related to electronic health records (EHRs), accountable care, medical homes, meaningful use, or other initiatives to improve patient safety and quality, a healthcare organization's ability to succeed—or fend off competition—depends on its ability to effectively exchange health information within the organization, with outside groups such as physician offices and payers, and with Health Information Exchanges.

To gain a clearer view of the healthcare community's readiness to successfully implement the exchange of health information, ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit, is conducting a brief electronic survey entitled ‘10 Key Readiness Indicators for Exchange of Health Information'.

With strategic partner s2a, ECRI Institute developed the list of 10 Key Indicators—critical issues representative of an organization's readiness to exchange vital health information. They include whether organizations receive laboratory results electronically from their clinical information system, prioritize the clinical conditions that require the electronic exchange of health information and utilize IT systems to analyze and manage the population health information.

Healthcare leaders are encouraged to complete the 10-question survey to help them understand their own readiness and also contribute useful data to determine readiness on a national level. ECRI Institute will publish the aggregated survey results in early summer.

To take the survey, click here.