Interoperability: Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative

Dick Thompson, President & CEO, Quality Health Network and Board Chair of the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC), and Robert Steffel, Executive Director. The growing SHIEC membership is comprised of C-Suite HIE executives from throughout the country.  This HIE trade association provides its members with the ability to gain economies of scale without losing their individual organization’s autonomy.  SHIEC provides opportunities for deeper connections to other HIEs ‘on the same journey’ (by functional area and geography); joint venture opportunities for cost savings, group purchasing and increased revenue; education opportunities; and industry advocacy.