Demanding Utility From Health Information Technology
Authors: Ross Koppel
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Editorials4 June 2013Demanding Utility From Health Information TechnologyRoss Koppel, PhDRoss Koppel, PhDFrom University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-11-201306040-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Each month, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology and health information technology industry trade groups (1, 2) report increasing implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). This equates with U.S. providers' expenditures to EHR vendors and implementation teams. DesRoches and colleagues' study in this issue (3) goes beyond EHR adoption and examines achievement of meaningful use criteria and EHR functionality. Specifically, the investigators sought to determine the degree to which physicians can use their systems to manage their patient populations and physicians' expectations of the influence of EHRs on health care outcomes and costs. The researchers ...References1. Health IT Buzz: The Latest on Health Information Technology from ONC. Accessed at www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/electronic-health-and-medical-records/tools-toolbox-onc-delivered-2012 on 19 April 2013. Google Scholar2. HIMSS: Transforming Healthcare Through IT. Meaningful Use OneSource. Accessed at www.himss.org/meaningfuluse?navItemNumber=13303 on 19 April 2013. Google Scholar3. DesRoches CM, Audet AM, Painter M, Donelan K. Meeting meaningful use criteria and managing patient populations. A national survey of practicing physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:791-9. LinkGoogle Scholar4. HIStalk: Healthcare IT News & Opinion. HIStalk Interviews Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator. 17 April 2013. Accessed at http://histalk2.com/2013/04/17/histalk-interviews-farzad-mostashari-md-national-coordinator/ on 19 April 2013. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Ross Koppel, PhDAffiliations: From University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-0975.Corresponding Author: Ross Koppel, PhD, McNeil Building, Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail, rkoppel@sas.upenn.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMeeting Meaningful Use Criteria and Managing Patient Populations Catherine M. DesRoches , Anne-Marie Audet , Michael Painter , and Karen Donelan Metrics Cited byAdvancing the integration of hospital ITPrivacy in practice: professional discourse about information control in health careRe-examining health IT policy: what will it take to derive value from our investment?Translational informatics in personalized medicine: an update for 2014The Anesthesia PerspectiveElectronic Medical Records and Quality of Cancer Care 4 June 2013Volume 158, Issue 11Page: 845-846KeywordsComputersComputing systemsDisclosureElectronic medical recordsHealth careHealth care providersHealth care qualityHealth information technologyMotivationPopulation statistics ePublished: 4 June 2013 Issue Published: 4 June 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...