Health information exchange: Integrating the healthcare enterprise (IHE)

Abstract

The effective and accurate exchange of information within and between healthcare organizations is dependent on the use of health information standards by all participants in the collection, use, and exchange of information. Numerous Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) create and maintain a variety of health information standards, all of which are intended to support interoperability. Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) supports interoperability though the inclusion of key health information standards in profiles that are developed through a collaborative process directed toward priority health information needs.