Focus on Health Information Technology | RAND

Focus on Health Information Technology | RAND

Information technology is transforming the way physicians practice
medicine, the way health care systems do business, and the way consumers
make decisions about health care. For over a decade, RAND researchers
have been at the forefront of efforts to analyze and evaluate how health
information technology (HIT) can improve patient outcomes, increase
access to care, and reduce spending. Since an influential 2005 study on
the potential benefits of widespread adoption of HIT, RAND has
considered the design of electronic health records (EHRs), examined the
impact of health information exchange (HIE), and reviewed the impact of
HIT in the context of recent federal legislation.