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Informatics

• 2008 Information Technology Report to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms - (Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) U.S.)  - Report and literature review.

• AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Information on programs that promote the use of health information technology. Central repository for research findings from projects developing, testing, and using health IT applications.

• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Professional community that improves healthcare by advancing best practices and standards for health information management and the trusted source for education, research, and professional credentialing.

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) - The AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics. AMIA is dedicated to promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research, administration, and related policy.

• American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASSIS&T) Special Interest Group MED (SIGMED) - SIG/MED brings together members of various disciplines to evaluate the needs and problems of developing and managing medical information systems that can handle the complex uses to which they are put.

• Health Communication & Informatics Research Resources - (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))  - Lists links to health communication and informatics research. Topics include health informatics, health communication, cancer information, general health information, digital divide, risk communication bibliography, and conference information.

• Health Information Technology - (Office of the National Coordinator for Information Technology (ONC) US)  - Centralized web location for information regarding efforts in Health Information Technology (IT).

• Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - Describes the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) role in the development of health information technology (HIT) and data standards. Also provides links to additional federal resources in the areas of HIT and data standards.

• Health Information Technology: Best Practices Transforming Quality, Safety, and Efficiency - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - This AHRQ initiative includes more than $260 million in grants and contracts in 41 states to support and stimulate investment in health IT, especially in rural and underserved areas. Through these and other projects, AHRQ and its partners will identify challenges to health IT adoption and use, solutions and best practices for making health IT work, and tools that will help hospitals and clinicians successfully incorporate new IT.

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - The healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.

• HIMSS Foundation - (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) USA)  - Established in 1986, the HIMSS Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of HIMSS, providing support and assistance to the organization, its members, and the industry.

• International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) - Independent organization established under Swiss law in 1989. IMIA plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio informatics.

• Key Topic Guide on E-Health / Consumers & Health Care - (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))  - Explores the concept of e-health and tracks the increasing involvement of consumers in the healthcare system.

• Key Topic Guide on Electronic Health Records - (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))  - Focuses on initiatives underway to build electronic health records and a national health information network (NHIN).

• Medical Informatics Section, Medical Librarians Association (MLA) - The Medical Informatics Section, established in 1988, provides a forum for education and communication among medical librarians, health professionals and other information sciences professionals. Access blogs, reports, professional development resources, etc..

• NLM/AHRQ Medical Informatics and HSR Bridging the Gap Conference Slides - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)  - AHRQ and NLM cosponsored a medical informatics and health services research training meeting, Bridging the Gap at the NLM on January 6-7, 2000. Information on the slide presentations and recommendations are available at this link.

• Q&A with David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - (Commonwealth Fund)  - Dr. Blumenthal describes how ONC is working with states to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. (Published Oct/Nov 2009)

• Quality Initiatives Undertaken by the Veterans Health Administration - Study that examines the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA's) experience with quality improvement and health information technology.

• State Alliance for e-Health - (National Governors Assocation Center for Best Practices US)  - Created by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices in January 2007 as an initiative designed to improve the nation's health care system through the formation of a collaborative body that enables states to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the health information technology (HIT) initiatives they develop.

• A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences - (Commonwealth Fund)  - A study of more than 10,000 primary care physicians in 11 countries finds the United States lags far behind in terms of access to care, the use of financial incentives to improve the quality of care, and the use of health information technology. In other countries, national policies have sped the adoption of such innovations.

• United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Metadata registry populated with data elements and information models of Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and other healthcare organizations, so that public and private organizations can harmonize information formats with existing and emerging healthcare standards.

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