title: Ready to catch the next wave? The new accountability agenda in healthcare.
abstract: With several healthcare reform-related programs already beginning to demand an extremely broad range of data reporting from providers, and the meaningful use process under HITECH continuing to move forward, healthcare IT leaders are faced as never before with a menu of data reporting mandates that are set to redraw the landscape of healthcare. in this cover story package, we look first at the overall picture, and then offer case studies from the pioneering organizations that are already moving forward into the future of healthcare, one organized around the industry's new accountability agenda.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagland
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D033161:Government Regulation; D018166:Health Care Reform; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D014481:United States