White Papers

The following whitepapers discuss common issues facing RHIOs and the HIE movemement. They are available for download free of charge via the links below.

Model Architecture for the National Health Information Network

This whitepaper describes the approach proposed by HealthUnity® for designing a National Health Information Network. The described network architecture can be deployed at a regional, state or national level. The whitepaper, however, focuses on the national perspective in order to give the reader a detailed technical viewpoint of what a national network would look like.

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HIE Value Model™ (HVM™)

One issue faced by current and prospective HIEs is determining the value delivered by their network. Such an analysis tends to be difficult because HIEs are relatively new and the value they deliver is affected by a variety of factors. This paper draws on the experience of the company, its customers and partners to present a set of guidelines, approaches and tools that the authors believe are important to anyone undertaking such a noble mission.

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