Mapping a Changing Healthcare Landscape: Results of a Regional Health Information Organization Survey

September 2005 Mapping a Changing Healthcare Landscape: Results of a Regional Health Information Organization SurveyCollaborative, consortium, exchange, alliance: These are a few of the descriptive terms within the names of the many new entities formed or forming to securely and efficiently transmit patient information. On a state, local, or community-wide basis, they address issues such as patient safety, population health improvement, cost reduction, and reporting compliance. RHIO-for regional health information organization -is a well-known acronym for these entities, one that alludes to the goal of developing a nationwide system for exchanging health information. Conducted by Healthcare Informatics . . .