Current State of Clinical Information Exchange in Six Countries

The objective of this panel is to describe the current state of clinical information exchange in patient care delivered today in England, the US, Switzerland, Scotland, India, and China. Each panel member will describe the level of EMR use and information exchange infrastructure and then will use two scenarios to illustrate how information exchange occurs today. Members will also discuss barriers to clinical information to exchange experienced in the country or overcome, and current examples of exchange of clinical information across national borders.