title: From the Office of the National Coordinator: the strategy for advancing the exchange of health information.
abstract: Electronic health information exchange addresses a critical need in the US health care system to have information follow patients to support patient care. Today little information is shared electronically, leaving doctors without the information they need to provide the best care. With payment reforms providing a strong business driver, the demand for health information exchange is poised to grow. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, has led the process of establishing the essential building blocks that will support health information exchange. Over the coming year, this office will develop additional policies and standards that will make information exchange easier and cheaper and facilitate its use on a broader scale.
authors.affiliation: State Health Information Exchange Program at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA. claudia.williams@hhs.gov
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mostashari
authors.forename: Kory
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mertz
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hogin
authors.forename: Parmeeth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atwal
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D016494:Computer Security / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006078:Government Programs / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States