Health Information Technology Adoption And Use
On Tuesday, July 9, Health Affairs will host a briefing to report latest trends in health information technology adoption among US health care providers and hospitals.nnThe event will feature remarks from Farzad Mostashari, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services, and coincides with the release of three Web First papers from Health Affairs, as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s annual report on HIT Adoption. The Foundation has provided support for the briefing.n
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Tuesday July 9, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
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National Press Club
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529 14th Street NWnHoleman Lounge, 13th FloornWashington, DC
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nFollow live Tweets from the event @HA_Events, and join the conversation with the hashtag #HA_HealthIT.nnAmong the speakers and authors who will discuss trends and present their findings are:n
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- Julia Adler-Milstein, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Health Management and Policy, on Operational Health Information Exchanges Show Substantial Growth But Long-Term Funding Remains A Concern
- Catherine M. DesRoches, Senior Scientist, Mathematica Policy Research, on Adoption Of Electronic Health Records Grows Rapidly, But Fewer Than Half Of US Hospitals Had At Least A Basic System In 2012
- Chun-Ju Hsiao, Senior Service Fellow, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Office-Based Physicians Are Responding To Incentives And Assistance By Adopting And Using Electronic Health Records
- Ashish K. Jha, Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, with Summary Observations
- Michael Painter, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on Health Information Technology In The United States: Driving Toward Delivery System Change, 2013
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nSource: www.healthaffairs.org; Chris Fleming; June 25, 2013.
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