GotEHR?
AMIA believes that widespread use of information technology in general, and electronic health records (EHRs) in particular, are critical to successful transformation of health care in the United States. Towards that end, AMIA and its partners have been exploring ways to expand understanding about, support for, and use of EHRs through the GotEHR? initiative.
GotEHR? is based on two premises. First, EHRs enable high quality, safe, and cost-effective health care services. Second, EHRs can strengthen the relationship between patients and clinicians.
GotEHR? has identified a preliminary set of issues that must be addressed within three key audiences for widespread adoption of EHRs.
Selected Resources
CMS Medical Records Demonstration Project CMS is developing a demonstration initiative that aims to reward delivery of high-quality care supported by the adoption and use of electronic health records in physician practices. This initiative expands upon the foundation created by the Medicare Care Management Performance (MCMP) Demonstration. The goal of this 5-year demonstration is to foster the implementation and adoption of EHRs and health information technology (HIT) more broadly as effective vehicles not only to improve the quality of care provided, but also to transform the way medicine is practiced and delivered.
Basic Competencies for Health Information Management and Informatics Workforce Development Report from AMIA/AHIMA Workforce Task Force 2008
Toolkit for Basic Competencies 2008
Digital Patient Record Certification Examination and Study Guide Healthcare professionals today are faced with a technology-driven environment, one in which their skills in operating new Health Information Systems managing the entire patient environment are necessary to succeed. The DPRC certification was developed to assess a healthcare professional's ability to accurately, dependably, and legally manage patient records in this environment.
Integrated personal health records: Transformative tools for consumer-centric care Don E. Detmer, Meryl Bloomrosen , Brian Raymond and Paul Tang BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008
Personal health records: definitions, benefits, and strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption Tang PC, Ash JS, Bates DW, Overhage JM, Sands DZ. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 Mar-Apr;13(2):121-6. Epub 2005 Dec 15.
How to successfully select and implement electronic health records (EHR) in small ambulatory practice settings Nancy M Lorenzi , Angelina Kouroubali , Don E Detmer and Meryl Bloomrosen BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, Published: 23 February 2009
Announcement:
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Electronic Health Records & Patient Safety
Patients, and providers alike, strive to make patient safety a priority. Whether it's ensuring prescriptions are written and dispensed correctly, monitoring patients from a distance, or diagnosing patients in rural areas of the country, there are many ways to affect a patient's safety. This episode highlighted some important work of health information pioneers and demonstrated how programs such as electronic health records can help make healthcare both safer and more efficient.
More information (including on-line viewing)
Press Release:
Public TV Airs Series Highlighting Benefits of Electronic Health Records to Patient Safety and Quality of Care
