Question

Which of the following is not a benefit of a HIE?

a) Provides a vehicle for improving quality and safety of patient care.
b) Stimulate consumer education and patients' involvement in their own health care.
c) Allows patient information to freely populate the Internet Explorer with unnecessary safeguards.
d) Helps public health officials meet their commitment to the community(ies) they serve.

Answer 1

The correct answer is c) Allows patient information to freely populate the Internet Explorer with unnecessary safeguards.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is c) Allows patient information to freely populate the Internet Explorer with unnecessary safeguards. This option is not a benefit of a Health Information Exchange (HIE). HIEs are designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care (a), stimulate consumer education and patients' involvement in their own health care (b), and help public health officials meet their commitment to the community they serve (d).