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. 2020 Apr 1;27(4):652-657.
doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa008.

National health information technology priorities for research: A policy and development agenda

Teresa Zayas-Cabán  1 , Kevin J Chaney  1 , Donald W Rucker  1
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National health information technology priorities for research: A policy and development agenda

Teresa Zayas-Cabán et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. .

Abstract

The growth of digitized health data presents exciting opportunities to leverage the health information technology (IT) infrastructure for advancing biomedical and health services research. However, challenges impede use of those resources effectively and at scale to improve outcomes. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) led a collaborative effort to identify challenges, priorities, and actions to leverage health IT and electronic health data for research. Specifically, ONC led a review of relevant literature and programs, key informant interviews, and a stakeholder workshop to identify electronic health data and health IT infrastructure gaps. This effort resulted in the National Health IT Priorities for Research: A Policy and Development Agenda, which articulates an optimized health information ecosystem for scientific discovery. This article outlines 9 priorities and recommended actions to be implemented in collaboration with the research and informatics communities for realizing this vision.

Keywords: development; federal government; health information technology; policy; research.

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