RHIO and HIE are often used interchangeably. RHIOs are building blocks of NHIN at ONCHIT.

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RHIO and HIE are often used interchangeably. RHIOs are building blocks of NHIN at ONCHIT.

Regional health information exchange networks fit into a national framework. HIE is the broad idea of electronically sharing patient data among organizations, and a RHIO is a regional embodiment of that idea—essentially a local or regional network that enables such exchange. The nationwide NHIN provides the overarching architecture to connect these regional efforts, and ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) oversees that nationwide effort. Because RHIOs operate within the broader concept of HIE and are the regional pieces that feed into NHIN, the statement that RHIOs and HIE are interchangeable and that RHIOs are building blocks of NHIN best reflects their relationship. The other descriptions misstate how these levels relate—for example, suggesting RHIOs are entirely separate from HIE or that NHIN lacks involvement from ONCHIT.

Regional health information exchange networks fit into a national framework. HIE is the broad idea of electronically sharing patient data among organizations, and a RHIO is a regional embodiment of that idea—essentially a local or regional network that enables such exchange. The nationwide NHIN provides the overarching architecture to connect these regional efforts, and ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) oversees that nationwide effort. Because RHIOs operate within the broader concept of HIE and are the regional pieces that feed into NHIN, the statement that RHIOs and HIE are interchangeable and that RHIOs are building blocks of NHIN best reflects their relationship. The other descriptions misstate how these levels relate—for example, suggesting RHIOs are entirely separate from HIE or that NHIN lacks involvement from ONCHIT.

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