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:

Upcoming Meetings of the Electronic Health Records Workgroup:

• Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m., E.T. (previously scheduled on October 9, 2008)