HIM 410 discussion 2

PART 1
The term “health information exchange” (HIE) refers to the electronic sharing of healthrelated information among organizations and the organization that provides services to
enable the electronic sharing of health-related information. This discussion will be
completed in three parts.
Part 1: Identify two HIE’s in your state or a contiguous state and complete the following
table:
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Part 2: Summarize two similarities and two differences between the two HIE’s you
presented in Part1.
Part 3: After reading your fellow classmates’ posts, evaluate the similarities (minimum of
two) and differences (minimum of two) between your selected HIE and a fellow
classmate’s HIE’s.
o Which HIE provides the best information for patients? Include at least two reasons
to justify your selection.
Guided response: Your initial post should be a minimum of 200-250 words.
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Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources
PART 2
A knowledge based clinical decision support system contains the rules and associations of
compiled data. The knowledge base is derived through a process of translational research in
which knowledge from scientific discoveries is translated into clinical applications. This
evidence-based knowledge is then converted into a format understandable by computers.
One such knowledge base is PubMed Central. PubMed Central (PMC)Links to an external
site. is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S.
National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
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Explore this resource using the search term “Evidence based medicine in health care”.
Find two articles that interest you that were published within the last two years.
Summarize these articles in your discussion post.
Explore the PubMed Central website. Identify a minimum of two other resources from
the site that would be beneficial in your future career .
Guided response: Your initial post should be a minimum of 200-250 words.
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Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources