Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Funded by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Human and Health Services
Project Period: 09/05 - 03/07

Goals: The purpose of this project is to describe the current status of the use of health information technology (HIT) in health delivery systems, identify the factors that support or deter the timely exchange of needed health information, identify policy levers that could be used to encourage information exchange, and summarize and organize information learned and describe the next steps that could be pursued to extend health information technology into post-acute and long-term care.

Key Staff: Coleman

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