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What is Health Information Technology Adoption Toolbox

Chapter 18
Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tools for Lifelong Learning
A compilation of planning, implementation and evaluation resources to help community health centers, other safety net providers, and ambulatory care providers implement HIT initiatives.
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Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable
Michelle Lee D’Abundo (University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2181-7.ch018
Abstract
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (2009) was legislation passed focused on improving health care delivery and patient care in America through the development of health information technology (HIT). The mission of this chapter is to review how American health care practitioners and organizations will integrate one aspect of HIT, the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), into the workplace. While objectives and deadlines have been established and aligned with incentives for the meaningful use of EHRs, it seems the missing component is a strategic plan that could be applied by health care organizations to guide the implementation process. The use of a program planning model is suggested to frame a strategic implementation process informed by principles of change management.
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