In this week's episode, Kelly and Lalita laugh a lot and start to take a deeper look at how politics and governance has influenced Health IT is in this country, starting with a bit of a historical primer. Reviewing the IOM's original goals for the EMR, the also touch on HIPAA, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, and introduce the background for HITECH.
References:
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Ambinder, EP. A History of the Shift Toward Full Computerization of Medicine. J Oncol Prac. 2005 Jul; 1(2): 54–56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2793587/
George W Bush White House Archives. President Bush Strengthened America's Health Care System. https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/bushrecord/factsheets/healthcare.html
Mennemeyer ST, Menachemi N, Rahurkar S, Ford EW. Impact of the HITECH Act on physicians’ adoption of electronic health records. J Am Med Inform Assoc., Volume 23, Issue 2, March 2016, Pages 375–379, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv103
Simborg, DW. Promoting Electronic Health Record Adoption. Is It the Correct Focus? J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Mar-Apr; 15(2): 127–129. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2274790/