Health information technology has played a critical role in transforming healthcare. Primary care in particular has done an excellent job in adopting many of these new techniques and strategies by employing IT that healthcare researchers have recognized as potentially beneficial. Especially as practices move towards a more coordinated care system, a well organized EHR can make all the difference in effective communication within the care team. Early health IT efforts focused on things such as accurate coding, however the overall goal is to allow practices to provide higher quality care and ultimately see better health outcomes of their patients. For practices looking to improve their health IT, researchers have spent significant time identifying best the best ways to implement and properly utilize the new technology.
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home's Impact on Cost and Quality: Annual Review of Evidence, 2014-2015 | February 2016 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative | |
A Roadmap for Population Health Management:Healthcare Informatics Research Report | June 2016 | Healthcare Informatics | |
The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization :Annual Review of Evidence 2016 - 2017 | July 2017 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative | |
Advanced Primary Care: A Key Contributor to Successful ACOs:PCPCC Annual Evidence Report | August 2018 | PCPCC | |
Patient Portals: How can they impact primary care? | September 2019 | Patient Portals: How can they impact primary care? | |
Geisinger COVID-19 Chatbox | April 2020 | Geisinger Health Plan | |
Letter to Congressional Leaders on Priorities for Medicare Telehealth Reform | July 2021 |