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What is Health IT?
Health IT is health care information technology - the use of computer applications to record, store, protect, retrieve, and transfer
clinical, administrative, and financial information electronically within health care settings. The ultimate goal of health IT is to
improve the quality and efficiency of patient care.
Why implement Health IT?
Patient safety. The recent focus on health IT adoption was jump-started by the Institutes of Medicine 1999 report on patient safety
core strategy for improving safety and quality of the health care system. The Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ)
funded the National Resource Center for Health IT (NRC) in 2004 and approximately $166 million in health IT projects throughout
the United States. HRSA has supported the adoption of health IT by health centers, other safety net providers and ambulatory
implementation funding.
health centers, other safety nets and ambulatory care providers as documented by a recent publication of the National Barriers.
Reasons for this include lack of skilled resources, budget constraints, poor project management and the challenges associated
with change management.
Health IT Adoption
The area of health IT is a dynamic environment with the constant introduction of new Federal initiatives, innovative technologies,
Included is an overview of both HRSA-specific and other Federal IT initiatives.
Listed are the benefits of the use of technology in the delivery of patient care
Beginning an IT initiative is a major undertaking for most health centers and safety net and ambulatory care providers. As
organizations embark upon a health IT project, key considerations include identifying the overall IT strategy, the goals and
objectives of the project, organizational readiness, and overall feasibility.
Guiding Solutions have the expert resources to help you implement an EHR system.