The Federated Model of Health Information Exchange Architecture Is Best

question 6

Multiple Choice

The federated model of health information exchange architecture is best described as a model in which:

• A) data resides only within each institution's system and the health information exchange database houses only a master patient index with unique patient identifiers.
• B) all participating institutions agree to purchase their health information software from the same vendor.
• C) patient data is maintained under control of federal regulations.
• D) all participating institutions periodically send copies of clinical data to one central repository where all data reside together in one format.

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