RamaOnHealthcare September 19, 2016
By Jonathan B. Perlin, Dixie B. Baker, David J. Brailer, Douglas B. Fridsma, Mark E. Frisse, John D. Halamka, Jeffrey Levi, Kenneth D. Mandl, Janet M. Marchibroda, Richard Platt, and Paul C. Tang
Health information technology (HIT) has been seen as a vehicle for improving the quality and safety of health care, for gaining more accountability and value in purchasing, for advancing the role and engagement of consumers in prevention and health decisions, for accelerating discovery and dissemination of new treatments, and for sharpening public-health monitoring and surveillance. HIT has had high priority in the health care system under two presidential administrations, and it continues to enjoy...