Federal Government Moving Forward With Health Information Technology Planning to Meet 2014 Goal of EHR Access for All

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Between 2008 and 2012, the federal government will adhere to a strategic plan to ensure that health information technology (IT) is sufficiently developed to meet the goal that by 2014 the majority of U.S. citizens, including those with disabilities, chronic illness, or living in underserved areas, should have access to electronic health records (EHR) and other health IT. The plan has two goals — patient-focused health care and population health — with four objectives for each goal. Woven into each goal are aspects of privacy and security, interoperability, IT adoption, and . . .