Children’s Health Care: Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records

Authors

David M. Stevens, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-2009

Journal

Policy Brief

Keywords

Childrens' Health; Health Information Exchange

Abstract

The panel addressed: Why pediatric electronic health records are different from adult EHRs; How HIT/EHRs can be helpful in the area of prevention with pediatric populations; How using HIT/EHRs can help improve quality and outcome measures for children and underserved communities; Barriers to getting HIT/EHRs into underserved communities and ways to overcome these challenges; Opportunities for stimulus funds to support HIT access for underserved pediatric populations; and Privacy and confidetiality concerns regarding pediatric EHRs.

APA Citation

Stevens, D. M. (2009). Children’s Health Care: Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records. Policy Brief, (). Retrieved from https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_policy_facpubs/140

Open Access

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