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Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 22:00 “The national strategy for achieving interoperability of digital health information is for federal agencies—which pay for more than one-third of all health care in the country—to work with private-sector health care providers and employers in developing and adopting an architecture, standards and certification process,” says Leavitt. “The use of electronic health records and other information technology will transform our health care system by reducing medical errors, minimizing paperwork hassles, lowering costs and improving quality of care.” HHS will solicit nominations for people to serve on the AHIC. Secretary Leavitt will appoint up to 17 committee members and will serve as chairperson. The committee will be chartered for two years; the maximum time it will be used will be five years. After that, the appointed committee will be replaced by a private-sector health information community initiative that will set additional standards, certify new health information technology and provide long-term governance for health care transformation. For more information, visit www.hhs.gov/healthit. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.National Alliance to Advance Electronic Health Records
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt recently announced of a national private-public collaboration to advance the use of electronic health records and interoperability through established standards. The American Health Information Community will aid in the nationwide transition to electronic health records, which are digital collections of patients’ medical history and health characteristics. The AHIC will be formed under the auspices of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and will provide input and recommendations to HHS on how to make the records interoperable, while assuring patient privacy.
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