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Friday, January 29, 2010

The Cooperative Exchange Ensures that NHIN is Functional, Secure

The Cooperative Exchange said that the National Health Information Network (NHIN) superhighway currently exists through the inter- and intra-connectivity of its member organizations, and electronic health records (EHR) can currently be transferred between providers securely and efficiently.

The "gateways" or clearinghouses enable providers and other trading partners to establish connections with payers. The Cooperative Exchange has developed a collaborative environment among organizations that transmit a percentage of the health care electronic transactions through its member organization. Each year, claims clearinghouses and other electronic data interchange vendors electronically transmit billions of claims and related financial/administrative transactions among providers and payers. Read the full story at advanceweb.com.

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