Electronic Health Information Exchange: Use Has Increased, but Is Lower for Small and Rural Providers
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Explores states' use of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act funding for health information exchange efforts. Examines the extent to which the use of electronic
health information exchange has changed since the enactment of the HITECH Act and federal efforts that aim to address challenges to the electronic exchange of health information. Discusses differences in the electronic exchange of information between small and rural hospitals and larger, non-rural hospitals.
Date
04/2023
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Document
Organization
Government Accountability Office
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Funding · Health information technology · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Policy