New England Journal of Medicine/Study Shows Benefits of EHRs
Yesterday the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study, which looks at care delivered to diabetic patients in physician practices that use electronic health records compared to physician practices that do not. The results should not come as a surprise to those of us who are working to speed the adoption and meaningful use of health IT: Practices that use EHRs -- especially in conjunction with collaborative efforts to improve quality -- delivered measurably better care than practices which rely on paper records.
The Office of the National Coordinator's Buzz Blog http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMT... features a blog by the study's lead author, Dr. Randall Cebul, which summarizes its findings. I am also attaching materials that highlight the connection between the study's findings and your ongoing work to leverage the meaningful use of health IT to improve health quality and outcomes. Health IT is helping to transform the way care is delivered in this nation. Yesterday's NEJM article should serve as encouragement that we are on the right track, and the results are well worth the effort.
Farzad Mostashari, MD
National Coordinator for Health IT
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