December 2016
Accountable Care Organization Hospitals Differ in Health IT Capabilities
December 13th 2016Hospitals participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs) have greater adoption of health information technology, particularly patient-facing technology and health information exchange, than non-ACO hospitals.
Getting From Here to There: Health IT Needs for Population Health
Aligning health information technology with population health requires organizations to think differently about data needs, exchange partners, and how to leverage both for evidence-based action.
Building Health IT Capacity to Improve HIV Infection Health Outcomes
Massachusetts is integrating HIV surveillance and leveraging electronic health record clinical data into their electronic disease case management system to enhance monitoring the HIV continuum of care.
The Health Information Technology Special Issue: Current Trends and Future Directions
December 12th 2016The 6th annual Health Information Technology (IT) issue occurs at a time of significant change in US health IT—related policies. These articles will offer guidance to those working to overcome their own health IT challenges and support practitioners’, policy makers’ and researchers’ efforts to leverage health IT in support of a better health system.
How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health Care
Commercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.
US Hospital Engagement in Core Domains of Interoperability
December 8th 2016A national assessment of hospital engagement in key domains of interoperability, characteristics associated with engagement in interoperability, and the relationship between interoperability and provider access to clinical data.
Payer—Provider Patient Registry Utilized in a Behavioral Health Home
A payer—provider, patient registry to identify individuals with serious mental illness and chronic physical health conditions for utilization in behavioral health homes is described.
Assessing Electronic Health Record Implementation Challenges Using Item Response Theory
December 5th 2016It is unclear which barriers cause the greatest threats to the successful implementation of an electronic health record (EHR). This paper prioritizes the potential threats to EHR adoption using a novel analytic strategy: item response theory.
