discussion1 Health Information Exchanges (HIE’s) Health information exchanges were designed to share and exchange health information regarding a patient with the expectation of improving patient care. Research the purpose behind health information exchanges. Discuss the benefits and concerns of HIE’s. Discuss at least one of the following questions in your response: Would you participate in sending your protected health information to a health information exchange? Why or why not? Do the benefits of HIE’s outweigh the concerns? What are some of the security concerns regarding HIE’s? dicussion2 Electronic Health Records (EHR’s) Electronic health records have been paving their way into healthcare facilities all over the world with the goal of becoming a paper free facility. But do EHR’s really remove paper from the equation? Will facilities save money on paper after transitioning to an EHR? Post a well-reasoned response to these questions. Be sure your response addresses at least one of the following questions: What are some other financial savings EHR’s can bring to the organization? Do EHR’s reduce the amount of documentation required by caregivers? If so, in what way? Are copies of an EHR record considered a legal record?
