Health Information Technology : HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy

To prevent medical errors, reduce costs, improve quality, & produce greater value for health care expenditures, Pres. Bush has called for the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) to develop & implement a strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of health info. tech. (IT) in both the public & private health care sectors. The DoD & VA, along with similar agencies in other countries, have already taken steps to improve health care delivery & admin. by implementing IT solutions. This report provides an overview of HHS's recent efforts to develop a nat. health IT strategy for realizing the Pres.'s vision, & to identify lessons learned from DoD's, VA's, & other countries' experiences in implementing health IT. Recommendations. Illus.Powner, David A. is the author of 'Health Information Technology : HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422301005 and ISBN 1422301001.