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Beacon Communities Aim To Use Health Information Technology To Transform The Delivery Of Care.
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Health Affairs . Sep2010, Vol. 29 Issue 9, p1671-1677. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The Beacon Community Program, authorized under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), aims to demonstrate the potential for health information technology to enable local improvements in health care quality, cost efficiency, and population health. If successful, these communitywide efforts will yield important lessons that will assist other communities seeking to harness technology to achieve and sustain health care improvements. This paper highlights key programmatic details that reflect the meaningful use of technology in the fifteen Beacon communities. It describes the innovations they propose and provides insight into current and future challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INFORMATION technology laws
*BENCHMARKING (Management)
*COALITIONS
*COMMUNITY health services
*ENDOWMENTS
*HEALTH care reform
*INFORMATION services
*INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
*MEDICAL databases
*INTEGRATED health care delivery
*MEDICAL care
*MEDICAL care financing
*ELECTRONIC health records
*PRIMARY health care
*QUALITY assurance
*TELEMEDICINE
*DISEASE management
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02782715
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54358038
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0577