Wesley Medical Center and Via Christi Health, Kansas’ two largest health systems, have started sharing clinical data through the Wichita Health Information Exchange (WHIE). The WHIE is an affiliate of the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN), which went live about a year ago with 1,900 providers. The KHIN and WHIE are funded through private grants and provider fees and are awaiting a decision on funding from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. The fate of the state HIE board, the Kansas Health Information Exchange, Inc. (KHIE), is also currently being debated.

Health Information Exchange Market Expected to Reach 2 Billion With CAGR of 11% by 2028 by 2029
The Health Information Exchange (HIE) market, playing a critical role in facilitating healthcare data sharing among providers, is projected to be worth $2 billion by