Health Information Exchange

HIE

operations

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A network infrastructure enabling the secure electronic sharing of clinical and administrative health information across disparate healthcare organizations, EHR systems, and payers. Supports interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR to facilitate care coordination, reduce redundancy, and improve data liquidity across healthcare ecosystems.

Standard Abbreviation

HIE

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  hie VARCHAR(100),  -- Health Information Exchange (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  hie as health_information_exchange
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
hie

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  hie          VARCHAR(100),  -- Health Information Exchange (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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