Maryland Chronic Disease Health Information Gap Analysis: White Paper

Abstract

This report examines the policies, procedures, technologies, and systems used to facilitate communication, data sharing, and health information exchange (HIE) among three segments of the healthcare community in Maryland: health system/care practices, payers, and community programs/providers. The research takes the form of a gap analysis that envisions an ideal and improved state and compares that to the current state of information sharing. Research efforts include a literature review, a survey, and four focus group discussions that took place during the spring and summer of 2015.