HSA 3111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Health Information Technology For Economic And Clinical Health Act, Ehealth Exchange, Electronic Health Record
3 Feb 2018
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The potential health information technology benefits were noted in the 1960s in the report of president kennedy"s science. The foundation was laid for the design of modern electronic health records during the 1960s through the 1980s. Universities pioneered computer applications using hybrid/paper records, but there were no web-based or interactive systems. Electronic transfer of records between systems was not possible. The ibm pc developed in the 1980s allowed elimination of paper forms and on screen record review. The 1990s brought commercially produced systems for large volume sales to hospitals. These systems required extensive configuration to accommodate each institution. Today, the lack of standardization in these systems continues to prevent interface across software platforms. Bush established the office of the national coordinator for health information technology (onc) (links to an external site. )links to an external site. as first step in creation of the. Health information technology for economic and clinical health act.
