Health Information Exchange (HIE) primarily facilitates what in care coordination?

• A. Electronic sharing of health information between organizations
• B. Social media sharing of patient stories
• C. Printing records for patient handoff
• D. Public posting of health data

Answer: (A)

HIE primarily enables electronic sharing of health information between organizations to support coordinated care. In practice, clinicians and care teams can access up-to-date test results, medications, allergies, and care summaries from other providers, regardless of where care was delivered. This visibility helps avoid duplicate testing, speeds up decision-making, and supports safe transitions of care during handoffs. Data exchange relies on interoperability standards and governing protections to keep information secure and patient privacy intact. The other activities—sharing stories on social media, printing records for handoffs, or publicly posting data—do not reflect how HIE moves information between authorized care sites.