Rio Grande Valley Health Information Exchange

In collaboration with community stakeholders, provide a comprehensive system for the secure exchange of health information to improve communication and patient care. Become the Trusted Leader in secured patient centric Health Information Exchange in the Rio Grande Valley.

RGV HIE strives to be a trusted leader in patient-centric information services in the Rio Grande Valley. We provide a comprehensive system for the secure exchange of critical health information. Our goal is to empower patients and providers with technology-based healthcare solutions. With RGV HIE, the entire community can benefit from improved patient care, fewer wasted resources, and lower healthcare costs.

The goal of HIE is to facilitate access to, and retrieval of, clinical information to provide safer, more timely, efficient, and effective patient centered care. By having access to all patient data, health care providers can reduce time and expense associated with duplicate tests and effort spent locating missing patient information such as referrals, consults, radiology and lab results and other orders.

It provides the capability to electronically access clinical information across disparate health care information systems while maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged. HIE is part of an evolving strategy on the national, state, regional, and local levels. These strategies may include telemedicine, social networking, patient-centered medical homes, and accountable-care organizations.