The health data utility and the resurgence of health information exchanges as a national resource.

IF 4.7 2区医学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Pub Date : 2025-03-02 DOI:10.1093/jamia/ocaf032

Anjum Khurshid, Indra Neil Sarkar

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Abstract

Objectives: (1) Describe the evolution of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) into Health Data Utilities (HDUs); (2) Provide motivation for HDUs as a public strategic investment target.

Materials and methods: We examine trends in developing HIEs into HDUs and compare their criticality to that of the national highway system as an investment in the public good.

Results: We propose that investment in HDUs is essential for our nation's healthcare data ecosystem. This investment will address the increased need for healthcare delivery and public health data.

Discussion: HDUs can meet the current and future needs of healthcare delivery and public health surveillance. Their structure and capabilities will underpin their success to support data-driven decision-making.

Conclusion: Transforming HIEs into HDUs is essential to realizing the vision of a distributed and connected healthcare data system. Public funding is critical for this model's success, similar to the continued investment in the national highway system.

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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 医学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

14.50

自引率

7.80%

发文量

230

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： JAMIA is AMIA''s premier peer-reviewed journal for biomedical and health informatics. Covering the full spectrum of activities in the field, JAMIA includes informatics articles in the areas of clinical care, clinical research, translational science, implementation science, imaging, education, consumer health, public health, and policy. JAMIA''s articles describe innovative informatics research and systems that help to advance biomedical science and to promote health. Case reports, perspectives and reviews also help readers stay connected with the most important informatics developments in implementation, policy and education.