Question

Which of the following statements BEST describes the current state of the National Health Information Network (NHIN)?

a. NHIN is in its early developmental stages.
b. NHIN is in "beta testing" mode and is getting ready to be deployed for national use.
c. Planning for the NHIN has been authorized by the HITECH Act and is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2011.
d. NHIN is fully operational.

Answer 1

The NHIN has evolved into the eHealth Exchange, a fully operational network of healthcare data exchange among various partners in the U.S. that was founded on the principles and framework laid out for the original NHIN initiative.

Step-by-step explanation:

The National Health Information Network (NHIN) is no longer in its early stages, and although the planning for NHIN was supported under the HITECH Act, the NHIN concept has evolved over time. The current iteration of health information exchange efforts in the United States is the eHealth Exchange, which was developed from the NHIN initiative and is a network of exchange partners who share information under a common trust framework and agreed-upon standards for interoperability. The eHealth Exchange is a large-scale implementation of health information exchange, which can be considered fully operational as of now and continues to grow with more organizations joining and contributing to the network.