| Privacy Laws Derailing HIE Communication |
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| Written by The Buzz | |||
| Monday, 23 May 2011 10:32 | |||
Varying privacy laws and data standards in each state are hindering communication between state health information exchanges (HIEs). In fact, they may be the biggest challenge facing HIE initiatives, according to Health IT leaders cited in a recent SearchHealthIT article. | |||
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About the Author: Jeff Merron is a full-time freelance editor, journalist, and copywriter who has written for the New York Times Magazine, ESPN.com, Slate, Byte Magazine, Macworld, Consumers Digest, and many other national publications. He's also a regular contributor to IT Business Insider and 108, a baseball magazine. He has a Ph.D. in Mass Communication Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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