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Links to more informaton on health information technology:
Government Agencies: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Summary: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology provides leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care and the ability of consumers to manage their care and safety. American Health Information Community (AHIC)
Summary: A federally-chartered commission to help advance efforts to reach President Bush's call for most Americans to have electronic health records by 2014. The AHIC provides input and recommendations to HHS on how to make health records digital and interoperable, and assure that the privacy and security of those records are protected, in a smooth, market-led way. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Summary: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making. Health Information Tennessee
Summary: Health Information Tennessee is a public information Web site that disseminates Tennessee health related data (data for births, deaths, population, nursing home and hospital facilities) interactively for use by the public, researchers, educators, students, community health organizations and other interested parties. The Health Information Tennessee Web site is a service provided by the Tennessee Department of Health.
Non-Profit Organizations: The eHealth Initiative
Summary: The eHealth Initiative and the Foundation for eHealth Initiative are independent, non-profit affiliated organizations whose missions are the same: to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. Connecting for Health
Summary: Connecting for Health is a public-private collaboration under the direction of the Markle Foundation. It is designed to address the challenges of mobilizing health information to improve quality, conduct timely research, empower patients to become full participants in their care, and bolster the public health infrastructure. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) CPRI Toolkit: Managing Information Privacy & Security in Healthcare
Summary: The CPRI Toolkit outlines general principles and provides best practice and examples of how health care providers should manage privacy and security. Sections of the CPRI Toolkit identify key activities to integrate into the process of managing information privacy and security. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Health Information Exchange (HIE) Resource Tool Kit
Summary: A web-based tool kit designed as a resource to assist individuals and organizations interested in participating in health information exchange initiatives.
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