The United States will need to train a large workforce of skilled health information technology (HIT) professionals in order to meet the US government's goal of universal electronic health records (EHRs) for all patients and widespread health information exchange. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act established several HIT workforce educational progra...

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Federal legislation (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act) has provided funds to support an unprecedented increase in health information technology (HIT) adoption for healthcare provider organizations and professionals throughout the U.S. While recognizing the promise that widespread HIT adoption and meaningful use can bring to efforts to improve the quali...

There is a semicolon where there should be a comma, and „FQHCs HIT capacity‟ should be in the possessive: „FQHCs‟ HIT capacity‟. The phrase “examined the homogeneity between basic and advanced capacity of health information technology” is totally unclear. The phrase has been corrected and now reads: “We examined the extent of HIT use in FQHCs, and tested the hypothesis that level of HIT capacit...

The potential to improve the quality, efficiency, outcomes, patient safety and reduce cost of healthcare by Health Information Technology (HIT) has been established by researchers. But unfortunately HIT systems are not properly utilized or are not widely available. This problem is even more glaring in developing countries. This article presents a review of some available HIT systems in order to...

Despite substantial investments in health information technology (HIT), the nation's goals of reducing cost and improving outcomes through HIT remain elusive. This period of transition, with new Office of National Coordinator for HIT leadership, upcoming Meaningful Use Stage III definitions, and increasing congressional oversight, is opportune to consider needed course corrections in HIT strate...

Information technology in health care (HIT) is getting a major boost in the United States through the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The portion of the Act that relates to health information technology (HITECH) seeks to achieve widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) across the land and assure that these EHRs achieve sufficient levels...

Improving America’s health care industry is essential in order to control the rising cost, face the increasing demand with improved life-saving care, and mitigate the negative effects of physician shortages. National Health Expenditures (NHE) already account for 17% of U.S Gross Domestic Product and by 2020 it is expected to top 20% [CITL, 2009]. The “rising costs would be less of a concern if ...