title: Foundations need to be set to promote connectivity among healthcare organizations, providers.
abstract: Promoting good regional and national electronic data sharing in healthcare will not be possible unless two goals are accomplished: An electronic health record is widely adopted by healthcare providers and an infrastructure for information sharing is developed, according to a new report from a public/private collaborative called Connecting for Health.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005582:Foundations; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States