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Survey finds more states using HIT

Quality Improvement Monitor, July 21, 2006

Twenty-eight states are planning to use health information technology (HIT) and another seven have implementation under way, according to the third annual survey by the ehealth initiative.

The survey also found the following:

 About half of the states in the United States have either an executive order or a legislative mandate in place that is designed to stimulate the use of HIT to improve health and healthcare.

 Emphasis on quality, patient safety, and curbing rising healthcare costs rank high as the primary drivers for state leadership around HIT.

 Most states are convening or participating in multistakeholder groups engaged in dialogue to develop plans for improving health and healthcare through HIT.

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