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The use of health information technology in seven nations
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Examining HIT adoption in seven industrialized nations found that many have achieved high levels of ambulatory EHR adoption but lagged with respect to inpatient EHR and HIE, and suggest that increased efforts will be needed if interoperable EHRs are soon to become ubiquitous in these seven nations.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Medical Informatics.The article was published on 2008-12-01. It has received 408 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health information exchange & Health information technology.read more
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Use of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals.
Ashish K. Jha,Catherine M. DesRoches,Eric G. Campbell,Karen Donelan,Sowmya R. Rao,Timothy G. Ferris,Alexandra E. Shields,David Blumenthal +7 more
TL;DR: The very low levels of adoption of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals suggest that policymakers face substantial obstacles to the achievement of health care performance goals that depend on health information technology.
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Personal health records: a scoping review
TL;DR: It is found that, because primary care physicians play a key role in patient health, PHRs are likely to be linked to physician electronic medical record systems, so PHR adoption is dependent on growth in electronicmedical record adoption.
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Health systems in transition.
G Khodjamurodov,B Rechel +1 more
TL;DR: The focus of future developments in health should be towards providing universal health care for Filipinos, starting with improving access of the poor and vulnerable to health services.
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What It Will Take To Achieve The As-Yet-Unfulfilled Promises Of Health Information Technology
TL;DR: The original promise of health IT can be met if the systems are redesigned to address flaws by creating more-standardized systems that are easier to use, are truly interoperable, and afford patients more access to and control over their health data.
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Using electronic health records to drive discovery in disease genomics
TL;DR: The adoption of electronic health records is becoming widespread and recent studies demonstrate that they can be effectively employed for genetic studies using the informational and biological 'by-products' of health-care delivery while maintaining patient privacy.
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Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century
TL;DR: Analyzing health care organizations as complex systems, Crossing the Quality Chasm also documents the causes of the quality gap, identifies current practices that impede quality care, and explores how systems approaches can be used to implement change.
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The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States.
Elizabeth A. McGlynn,Steven M. Asch,John L. Adams,Joan Keesey,Jennifer Hicks,Alison H. DeCristofaro,Eve A. Kerr +6 more
TL;DR: The deficits the authors have identified in adherence to recommended processes for basic care pose serious threats to the health of the American public and strategies to reduce these deficits in care are warranted.
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Systematic Review: Impact of Health Information Technology on Quality, Efficiency, and Costs of Medical Care
Basit Chaudhry,Jerome K. Wang,Shinyi Wu,Margaret Maglione,Walter Mojica,Elizabeth Roth,Sally C. Morton,Paul G. Shekelle +7 more
TL;DR: This work systematically review evidence on the costs and benefits associated with use of health information technology and to identify gaps in the literature in order to provide organizations, policymakers, clinicians, and consumers an understanding of the effect ofhealth information technology on clinical care.
Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care
Richard Hillestad,James H. Bigelow,Anthony G. Bower,Federico Girosi,Robin Meili,Richard Scoville,Roger Taylor +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that effective EMR implementation and networking could eventually save more than $81 billion annually--by improving health care efficiency and safety--and that HIT-enabled prevention and management of chronic disease could eventually double those savings while increasing health and other social benefits.