While
the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased
considerably since 2009, there is very little electronic information
sharing among clinicians, hospitals, and other providers. New models of
care delivery, designed to improve quality and reduce costs, require
both interoperable EHRs and electronic information sharing to be
effective. This Health Policy Brief looks at the efforts the federal
government has made to improve interoperability and increase the level
of electronic information sharing, as well as the barriers to achieving
these goals. Read more about the RWJF Brief: Click here Health Policy Brief: Interoperability
A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs
and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) looks at the issue of
health information exchange. The Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law at the
very beginning of the Obama administration, bringing with it significant
investments in health information technology (IT) -- $26 billion to
date.
While
the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased
considerably since 2009, there is very little electronic information
sharing among clinicians, hospitals, and other providers. New models of
care delivery, designed to improve quality and reduce costs, require
both interoperable EHRs and electronic information sharing to be
effective. This Health Policy Brief looks at the efforts the federal
government has made to improve interoperability and increase the level
of electronic information sharing, as well as the barriers to achieving
these goals. Read more about the RWJF Brief: Click here
While
the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased
considerably since 2009, there is very little electronic information
sharing among clinicians, hospitals, and other providers. New models of
care delivery, designed to improve quality and reduce costs, require
both interoperable EHRs and electronic information sharing to be
effective. This Health Policy Brief looks at the efforts the federal
government has made to improve interoperability and increase the level
of electronic information sharing, as well as the barriers to achieving
these goals. Read more about the RWJF Brief: Click here 
e-Behaviorial Health
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