The Adoption Gap: Health Information
Technology in Small Physician Practices. J. Lee, C. Cain, S.
Young, et al., Health Affairs 24(5): September/October 2005,
1364-1366. Focuses on understanding and overcoming barriers to adoption of
health information technology in small practices. (AHRQ 06-R010)
Getting to "Smart" Health
Care. C. Clancy, Health Affairs 25: November 2006,
w589-592. Discusses the concept of comparative effectiveness research and the
role of health information technology in providing timely information about
the comparative effectiveness of various health care services. (AHRQ
07-R025)
Health Information Technology to Advance
Excellence in Health Care. Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, February 2006, two-fold brochure. Describes the health information
technology initiative at AHRQ, discusses statewide and regional networks, and
the AHRQ National Resource Center. (AHRQ 06-M022)
Moving Closer to a Rapid-Learning Health Care
System. J. Slutsky, Health Affairs 26(2): January 2007,
w122-124. Discusses activities that are necessary for developing a
rapid-learning health system—that is, a system in which we "learn
while doing." (AHRQ 07-R040)
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