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Joyce Sensmeier1, Elizabeth Casey Halley
1HIMSS, Chicago, IL, USA. jsensmeier@himss.org
Abstract:
To address healthcare quality, efficiency and safety, a national health information technology (IT) initiative was announced by the President of the United States in 2004 to make Electronic Health Records (EHR) available to most Americans within 10 years. The National Health IT Agenda has advanced with recognition of interoperability standards for Personal Health Records (PHR) and Population Health information exchange. This session will illustrate the national processes, timeline, stakeholders and benefits of adoption of interoperability standards to enable health information exchange.
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