Electronic Health Records Workgroup
The American Health Information Community (the Community) recommended that Electronic Health Records (EHR) adoption be its top priority. Therefore, a workgroup was formed to analyze barriers to EHR adoption. The Community further recommended that this workgroup develop a plan to realize a specific charge (deploying a standardized means of accessing/deploying lab results/interpretations) within one year, which is visible to the American public and works towards a broader charge (ensuring widespread adoption of certified EHRs) over time. The meetings of this workgroup are public and meeting materials are available to the public.
Charges will help the Community make recommendations based on the most
complete information.
Broad Charge for the Workgroup:
To make recommendations to the Community on ways to achieve widespread
adoption of certified EHRs, minimizing gaps in adoption among providers.
Specific Charge for the Workgroup:
Make recommendations to the Community so that within one year,
standardized, widely available and secure solutions for accessing current
and historical
laboratory results and interpretations is deployed for clinical care
by authorized parties.
Workgroup Member List:
Member |
Organization |
Co-Chairs |
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Lillee Smith Gelinas |
VHA, Inc. |
Jonathan Perlin |
HCA, Inc. |
ONC Director |
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Karen Bell |
HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
Members |
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Bonnie Anton |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Carolyn Clancy |
HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Laura Cranston |
Pharmacy Quality Alliance |
Nhan Do |
Department of Defense |
Peter Elkin |
Mayo Clinic |
Linda Fischetti |
Veterans Health Administration |
Richard Hays |
American College of Cardiology |
Robert Juhasz |
American Osteopathic Association |
Charles Kahn |
Federation of American Hospitals |
Mark Lewis |
EMC Corporation |
George Lynn |
American Hospital Association |
Blackford Middleton |
Partners Healthcare System |
Jack Price |
HIMSS Analytics |
Pam Pure |
McKesson |
Robert Smith |
Veterans Health Administration |
Barry Straube |
HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
Robert Wears |
University of Florida Health Center |
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last updated on 01/8/08 |
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Upcoming Meetings of the Electronic Health Records Workgroup:
- Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m., E.T. (previously scheduled on October 9, 2008)
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