title: The need to incorporate health information technology into physicians' education and professional development.
abstract: Nationwide, as physicians and health care systems adopt electronic health records, health information technology is becoming integral to the practice of medicine. But current medical education and professional development curricula do not systematically prepare physicians to use electronic health records and the data these systems collect. We detail how training in meaningful use of electronic health records could be incorporated into physician training, from medical school, through licensure and board certification, to continuing medical education and the maintenance of licensure and board certification. We identify six near-term opportunities for professional organizations to accelerate the integration of health information technology into their requirements.
authors.affiliation: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA. pierce.graham-jones@hhs.gov
authors.forename: Pierce
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graham-Jones
authors.forename: Sachin H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marcotte
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000592:standards; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States