title: The role of informatics in health care reform.
abstract: Improving health care quality while simultaneously reducing cost has become a high priority of health care reform. Informatics is crucial in tackling this challenge. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 mandates adaptation and "meaningful use " of health information technology. In this review, we will highlight several areas in which informatics can make significant contributions, with a focus on radiology. We also discuss informatics related to the increasing imperatives of state and local regulations (such as radiation dose tracking) and quality initiatives.
authors: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Richard M. Lucas Center, CA 94305-5488, USA.
authors: Yueyi I
authors: YI
authors: Liu
authors: Daniel L
authors: DL
authors: Rubin
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D057225:Data Mining; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States