Electronic release of clinical laboratory results: a review of state and federal policy
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Purington, Kitty. Alfreds, Shaun T. Pritts, Joy. Buxbaum, Jason. California HealthCare Foundation.
- Publication:
- Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2010
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Clinical Laboratory Information Systems -- legislation & jurisprudence Information Dissemination -- legislation & jurisprudence Medical Informatics -- legislation & jurisprudence Medical Records Systems, Computerized -- legislation & jurisprudence Federal Government Health Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence Legislation, Medical Patient-Centered Care Privacy -- legislation & jurisprudence State Government Humans California United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Health information technologies (HIT) and electronic health information exchange (HIE) are increasingly recognized as necessary tools for a high-performing, effective health care system. State and national initiatives that use these strategies have gained momentum with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which provides over $40 billion in associated resources to promote the adoption of HIT, including electronic health records (EHRs) and HIE. This paper, based on a review of state laws and interviews with key stakeholders, provides background information for state and federal policymakers on the policy issues and challenges related to electronically sharing a critical HIE data element: laboratory results.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101525426 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101525426