‘Health IT: Making Health Care Better’ by Sachin Jain
On the Web site dedicated for 20 years to using data to promote better health in the United States, Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, wrote a commentary on the role of the national HITECH initiative to collect and exchange health information for better patient care. Titled “Health IT: Making Health Care Better,” Jain’s commentary appears on the 21st Edition of America’s Health Rankings®: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. Jain is special assistant to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Jain discusses using electronic health records to improve patient quality management, encourage better clincal decisions, providing health information where and when it is needed, and getting information from here to there.
