Health Information Exchange

Curricula from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health IT Playbook

Use this curricula to learn more about the basics of health information exchange. The enclosed resources are designed to be easily understood and to support health information exchange in your practice and community. In using it, you will learn: 

• How to use APIs to support access to health information
• How to send patient information securely
• How to use automatic alerts during care transitions
• How to exchange information during care transitions
• How Health IT standards are used in healthcare systems