Mission and Vision

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Connecting Kentucky. Improving Healthcare.

As the state designated health information exchange, KHIE strives to be the single, trusted source of patient health information aggregated from participating providers across the Commonwealth.

KHIE is a robust, interoperable health information exchange network of over 100 hospitals and more than 6600 ambulatory healthcare locations representing over 16,000 data feeds that offer healthcare providers secure access to essential patient health information.  The value is recognized at the point of care, when healthcare providers can quickly access a comprehensive, more holistic view of a patient’s health history.

This facilitation of information exchange empowers healthcare providers to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of care. It can influence the way healthcare is planned, coordinated, and delivered.  KHIE is a tool that, if utilized, could support improved health outcomes for our patients and reduce healthcare costs in Kentucky. 

Mission

Facilitate access to and retrieval of clinical data to provide safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable, patient-centered care in alignment with the mission of the Cabinet for Health & Family Services.

Vision

Our immediate vision is to improve patient care by using the clinical data in KHIE to increase the communication among healthcare providers and make actionable data available to inform clinical decisions, improve care coordination, and ensure care plans are developed based on the availability of accurate and timely information.

Our long term vision is to create a healthier Kentucky by facilitation of the use and secure exchange of patient health information to improve the health of the state’s entire population; increase efficiencies while reducing costs; and advance the quality of the care delivered.

KHIE complies with all Federal and state privacy laws designed to protect health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

  INFLUENCING THE WAY HEALTHCARE IS PLANNED, COORDINATED, AND DELIVERED.

KHIE Policies

Introduction to KHIE Policies​

Table of Contents

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Compliance with Law and Policy

Notice of Privacy Practices

Permitted Use of Data

Data Exchange and Data Submission

Data Provided

Privacy, Security, and Accuracy

Direct Secure Email and Trusted Registered Agent

Web Services Access for Substance Abuse and Alcohol Abuse Records

Use and Disclosure of Information

Use of Data Audit Logs

Maintenance and Transfer of KHIE Files

Offsite Access to KHIE Files

Help Desk Response Times and Problem Resolution

System Downtime Scheduled and Unscheduled

Disaster Recovery Planning

Notice of Privacy Breach

Employee and Contractor Access to Protected Health Information

Employee and Contractor Access to KHIE Test and Production Environments​

Participant Access to PMT (Partner Message Testing) Environment​

ePartnerViewer Program Policy Process & Procedure