Suggested Reading on Health Information Exchange
Resources are listed chronologically in order to make the latest information in this rapidly evolving field easily accessible.

2006

The Connecting for Health Common Framework

AHRQ National Resource Center Evaluation Toolkit

E-Health Communities Toolkit

2005

The Costs of a National Health Information Network.
Kaushal R, Blumenthal D, Poon EG, Jha AK, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2005:143;165-173.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/143/3/165.pdf

Electronic Health Records and the National Health Information Network: Affordable, Adoptable and Ready for Prime Time?.
Basch P. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2005:143; 227-228.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/143/3/227.pdf

Electronic Health Records: Just Around the Corner? Over the Cliff?
Baron RJ, Fabens EL, Schiffman M, Wolff E.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 2005:143; 222-226.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/143/3/222.pdf

Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings and Costs (abstract)
Hillestad R, Bigelow J, Bower A, Girosi F, Meili R, Scoville R, and Taylor R. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October; 24(5):1103-1117.

Action Through Collaboration: A Conversation with David Brailer (abstract)
Cunningham, R. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October; 24(5):115-1157.

Exchanging Health Information: Local Distribution, National Coordination (abstract)
Halamka J, Overhage JM,  Ricciardi L, Rishel W, Shirky C, and Diamond C.
Health Affairs. 2005 September-October;24(5):1270-1179.

State and Community Based Efforts to Foster Interoperability (abstract)
Frisse, M. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October;24(5):1190-1196.

Functional Gaps In Attaining A National Health Information Network (abstract)
Kaushal R, Bates DW, Poon EG, Jha AK, Blumenthal D. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October;24(5):1281-1289.

The Indiana Network for Patient Care: A Working Local Health Information Infrastructure (abstract)
McDonald C, Overhage JM, Barnes M, Schadow G, Blevins L, Dexter P, Mamlin B, and the INPC Management Committee. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October;24(5):1214-1220.

Achieving U.S. Health Information Technology Adoption: The Need For A Third Hand (abstract)
Blackford Middleton. Health Affairs. 2005 September-October;24(5):1269-1272.

Attitudes of Americans Regarding Personal Health Records and Nationwide Electronic Health Information Exchange
Markle Foundation.
October 2005.

Connecting Americans to their Health Care: Empowered Consumers, Personal Health Records and Emerging Technologies  
Resources from the October 2005 national conference sponsored by the Markle Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and AHRQ. 2005.

Emerging Trends and Issues in Health Information Exchange: Selected Findings from e-Health Initiatives Second Annual Survey of State, Regional and Community-Based Health Information Exchange Initiatives and Organizations
e-Health Initiative Foundation. August 2005.

The Role of Public Health in the Adoption and Use of Health Information Technology. Summary Proceedings from the Connecting Communities for Better Health Second Annual Conference and Learning Forum
Public Health Data Standards Consortium, 2005.

Public Health Opportunities in Health Information Exchange: A resource for public health agencies and their health information exchange partners 
Public Health Informatics Institute. June 2005.

Summary of Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Request for Information (RFI) Responses
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. June 2005.

Value of Healthcare Information Technology to Public Health
Middleton B. Presentation at Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. May 9, 2005.

Health Information Technology Leadership Panel Final Report
Department of Health and Human Services. May 2005.

Achievable steps toward building a National Health Information Infrastructure in the United States (abstract) 
Stead WW, Kelly BJ, Kolodner RM. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2005 Mar-Apr; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 113-20.

Interoperability: The Key To The Future Health Care System
Brailer D. Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 19, 2005.

The Value Of Healthcare Information Exchange and Interoperability
Walker J, Pan E, Johnston D, Adler-Milstein J, Bates DW, Middleton B.
Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 19, 2005.

2004

Communities' readiness for health information exchange: the national landscape in 2004 (abstract)
Overhage JM, Evans L, Marchibroda J. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Mar-Apr; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 107-12.

Achieving Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare: A Preliminary Roadmap from the Nation's Public and Private-Sector Healthcare Leaders
Connecting for Health. July 2004

The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care. Framework for Strategic Action 
Thompson T, Brailer D. Department of Health and Human Services. July 2004.

Concepts Central to Establishing Governance for a Health Information Exchange: Background Paper from NHII 2004
Micky Tripathi, PhD, David Ross, ScD, Holt Anderson, Elliot Stone, Jay McCutcheon. 2004

2003

Strategies for Creating Successful Local Health Information Infrastructure Initiatives
Nancy M. Lorenzi. 2003


2001

Information for Health. A Strategy for Building the National Health Information Infrastructure
National Committee on Vital Health Statistics. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2001.

 

 


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