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Optimizing financial effects of HIE: a multi-party linear programming approach.

Srikrishna Sridhar¹, Patricia Flatley Brennan, Stephen J Wright

¹Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. srikris@cs.wisc.edu

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

|June 27, 2012

Summary

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A health information exchange (HIE) framework quantifies societal savings and financial impacts. Fixed annual subscriptions can sustain HIEs, ensuring financial gains for all participants by reducing hospitalizations and duplicate tests.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Health Economics
Health Services Research

Background:

Health Information Exchange (HIE) is crucial for efficient healthcare delivery.
Quantifying the financial impact of HIE is essential for sustainable operations.
Developing effective pricing models for HIEs is a key challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an analytical framework for quantifying the societal savings and financial consequences of HIE.
To demonstrate the framework's utility in designing sustainable HIE pricing policies.
To evaluate the financial worth of HIE data to participating institutions.

Main Methods:

Developed a linear programming model to assess HIE's financial value.
Modeled key outcomes: preventing unnecessary hospitalizations, reducing duplicate tests, and avoiding emergency department (ED) visits.
Applied the framework to 4639 ED encounters using claims data and HIE usage data.

Main Results:

HIE data access generated net financial gains for all providers and payers.
Significant gains were observed for providers with a higher proportion of Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) patients.
Over 70% of savings stemmed from reduced hospitalizations and avoided repeat ED visits.
Fixed annual subscriptions emerged as a viable pricing model for HIE sustainability.

Conclusions:

The developed modeling approach is broadly applicable to various populations.
Specific HIE pricing recommendations are contingent on study population characteristics.
The framework supports evidence-based pricing strategies for sustainable HIEs.