Electronic Health Record (EHR)
IHE has defined a common framework to deliver the basic interoperability needed for local, regional and nationwide health information networks. It has developed a foundational set of standards-based integration profiles for information exchange with three interrelated efforts:
- Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) support for document content interoperability. This supports a standards-based EHR across clinical encounters and care settings.
- A security framework for protecting the confidentiality, authenticity and integrity of patient care data.
- Cross-domain patient identification management to ensure consistent patient information and effective searches for EHRs.
