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A Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is an institution built for, and tasked with, the integration and exchange of digital medical information in a certain region. RHIOs are typically multi-stakeholder groups created by the organizations whose data they are processing. | A Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is an institution built for, and tasked with, the integration and exchange of digital medical information in a certain region. RHIOs are typically multi-stakeholder groups created by the organizations whose data they are processing. | ||
| − | RHIOs are critically important to the evolution of the health care system of the United States as it moves to [[Electronic Health Record]]s and [[ | + | RHIOs are critically important to the evolution of the health care system of the United States as it moves to [[Electronic Health Record]]s and [[Personal Health Record]]s. |
Revision as of 15:29, 26 July 2007
A Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is an institution built for, and tasked with, the integration and exchange of digital medical information in a certain region. RHIOs are typically multi-stakeholder groups created by the organizations whose data they are processing.
RHIOs are critically important to the evolution of the health care system of the United States as it moves to Electronic Health Records and Personal Health Records.