Healthcare IT News February 18, 2015
In the six years since it became law, the HITECH Act has done much to advance the use of health information technology. And although the process of collecting and sharing health data has not yet significantly impacted care costs or quality, it has laid an important foundation for us to move toward population health management.
[See also: Population health success depends on good data]
There are important discussions underway to determine what’s needed to leverage health data to improve clinical outcomes and lower costs, and to extend those benefits across entire patient populations. Intelligent tools for population health will enable improvements in care quality, clinical outcomes and care cost.
Working through issues around health data exchange and patient engagement indicate...
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