Investing In Health Information Infrastructure: Can It Help Achieve Health Reform?

Health care reform has reemerged as a policy imperative. Congressional discussions regarding sizable federal investments in health information technology (IT) infrastructure have revitalized the vision of health IT as a critical component of accelerating improvements in the quality and value of heal...

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Published in:Health Affairs 2009-03, Vol.28 (2), p.478-482
Main Authors: Clancy, Carolyn M, Anderson, Kristine Martin, White, P. Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electronic health records
Health care
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health policy
Information technology
Infrastructure
Interoperability
Medical service
Patients
Personal health
Pilot projects
Privacy
Quality improvement
Quality of care
Reforms
Value
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Summary:Health care reform has reemerged as a policy imperative. Congressional discussions regarding sizable federal investments in health information technology (IT) infrastructure have revitalized the vision of health IT as a critical component of accelerating improvements in the quality and value of health care for all Americans. Policymakers will be challenged to link investments in the health information infrastructure to the objectives of health care reform. The purpose of this paper is to articulate some near- and long-term steps that increase the likelihood of achieving high-value health care with the aid of health IT. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0278-2715
1544-5208
DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.478