An exploration on the need for comprehensive enterprise information management and analytic capabilities to reduce costs and improve the quality of care.

A brief overview of the advantages of the HITECH Act and HIT Interoperability.

A brief overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program established by the Affordable Care Act.

Over the past fifteen years, the United States has begun to reform its fragmented and inefficient fee-for-service healthcare system. A recent combination of policy- and market-driven forces has accelerated a shift towards a value-based system that strives to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient-centered care. This paper explores how health information technology (IT) is critical to supporting these efforts by helping organizations identify at-risk patients and avoid unnecessary care.

A follow up to our earlier fact sheet on HIT Interoperability.

A follow up to our earlier fact sheet on the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

A brief discussion on economic and clinical health factors in the HITECH Act.

Funded by the Aetna Foundation, this report describes trends towards the consumerization of healthcare and demonstrates how mHealth can empower people to make healthy choices and improve health and wellness at an individual and population level. A series of case studies illustrates successful approaches to the design, implementation, and use of mHealth that enhance wellness efforts, and reviews some key challenges and barriers that remain to be addressed.