The Promise of Health IT

Health IT shows promise for transforming the delivery of healthcare in the US, improving  population health and the overall efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare.  Health IT, also  referred to as “HIT,” can be defined as the use of computers and computer programs to store,  protect, retrieve, and transfer clinical, administrative, and financial information electronically  within and between healthcare stakeholders. Health IT is used in a variety of settings: in-patie (hospital, medical/surgical/ long-term care, etc.); out-patient (ambulatory ansciences; payors; public health; and others, examples:


Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR
• Personal Health Records (PHRs)
• Payor-based Health Records (PBHRs)
• Electronic Prescribing (e-Prescribing)
• Financial/Billing/Administrative Systems