Public Policy Reports

December 20, 2010

As part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery and reduce healthcare costs, the U.S. has invested considerable resources in health information technology (HIT) and electronic health records (EHRs). The unprecedented availability of funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment...

October 6, 2008

The purpose of this document is to introduce a model for potential use across various health and allied health disciplines and to guide education and training for individuals working with EHR.

January 1, 2008

As professional groups representing experts in medical computing, classification and terminology development and application, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) share a concern for current US practices. Accordingly,...

January 1, 2008

AMIA and AHIMA hosted a November 2005 summit in Washington, DC, to review and clarify the issues and develop initial strategies to address work force challenges related to EHRs and a nationwide health information infrastructure. A broad representation of industry stakeholders from academia,...

August 28, 2007

Collaborative Development of a Knowledge Management Repository to Accelerate Adoption of Clinical Decision Support

Acknowledgments

The authors and participants of the Morningside meeting would like to acknowledge and thank the organizations and participants who have...

June 13, 2006

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the contributions of many individuals who helped to shape and provided input on this Roadmap. Richard Singerman served as project liaison for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). He was involved in, and...