Collaborating for COVID-19: Hospital Health Information Exchange and Public Health Partnership

作者：Teagan Knapp Maguire, Sunjung Yoon, Jie Chen · 发表于：Telemedicine Journal and e-Health · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1089/tmj.2023.0056 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Public Health Policies and Education、Primary Care and Health Outcomes、Healthcare Policy and Management

Background:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the need for effective communication and information sharing among health care organizations and public health systems (PHSs). Health information exchange (HIE) plays a vital role in improving quality control and efficiency in hospital settings, particularly in underserved areas. Objective:This study aimed to investigate the variation of HIE availability among hospitals based on their collaboration with the PHS and affiliation with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in 2020, as well as variation by community social determinants of health. Methods:The primary data set used for this study comprised the linked data set of the 2020 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey and the AHA Information Technology Supplement. The measures used included the hospital's participation in HIE networks, availability of data exchange, and HIE measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including whether hospitals effectively received electronically transmitted information from outside providers for COVID-19 treatment. Results:The sample size of hospitals ranged from 1,316 to 1,436, depending on different outcomes related to HIE questions. Of the hospitals surveyed, ∼67% reported public health collaboration and ACO affiliation, while 7% reported neither. Hospitals without public health collaboration or ACO affiliation were more likely to be located in underserved areas. Compared with hospitals without public health collabo...