National Resource Center for Health Information Technology
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In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
created the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology (the National Resource Center or NRC) to support over 125 federal grants and contracts that are demonstrating the value and implementation of information technology in health care (health information technology).
With leadership from the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC), the Regenstrief Institute, the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health, the Center for IT Leadership (CITL) and the eHealth Initiative, the NRC monitors and provides technical assistance to federal grants that are implementing technologies such as Electronic health record
s, Computerized Physician Order Entry, Health information exchange (HIE) and Telemedicine
. The NRC directs almost half of its efforts and funding towards monitoring health IT development in rural communities.
In addition to its support of federal grants and agencies, the National Resource Center disseminates knowledge and best practices observed by the projects it supports. By way of the NRC's web site, health providers, administrators and researchers share lessons learned for how best to improve health care quality, safety, and efficiency in the United States through successful health IT adoption and usage.
The NRC does not provide grant money to individuals or organizations to do research in the fields of health care
or health informatics
. The NRC does provide, however, free educational resources and events where theory and case examples are presented by researchers active in these fields.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective...
of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
created the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology (the National Resource Center or NRC) to support over 125 federal grants and contracts that are demonstrating the value and implementation of information technology in health care (health information technology).
With leadership from the National Opinion Research Center
National Opinion Research Center
NORC at the University of Chicago, established in 1941 as the National Opinion Research Center, is one of the largest and most highly respected social research organizations in the United States. Its corporate headquarters are located on the University of Chicago campus...
(NORC), the Regenstrief Institute, the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health, the Center for IT Leadership (CITL) and the eHealth Initiative, the NRC monitors and provides technical assistance to federal grants that are implementing technologies such as Electronic health record
Electronic Health Record
An electronic health record is an evolving concept defined as a systematic collection of electronic health information about individual patients or populations...
s, Computerized Physician Order Entry, Health information exchange (HIE) and Telemedicine
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
. The NRC directs almost half of its efforts and funding towards monitoring health IT development in rural communities.
In addition to its support of federal grants and agencies, the National Resource Center disseminates knowledge and best practices observed by the projects it supports. By way of the NRC's web site, health providers, administrators and researchers share lessons learned for how best to improve health care quality, safety, and efficiency in the United States through successful health IT adoption and usage.
The NRC does not provide grant money to individuals or organizations to do research in the fields of health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
or health informatics
Health informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
. The NRC does provide, however, free educational resources and events where theory and case examples are presented by researchers active in these fields.
See also
- Canada Health InfowayCanada Health InfowayCanada Health Infoway is an independent, federally-funded, not-for-profit organization tasked with accelerating the development of electronic health records across Canada. As a strategic investor, they work with Canadian provinces and territories with the goal of creating an electronic health...
- European Institute for Health RecordsEuropean Institute for Health RecordsThe European Institute for Health Records or EuroRec Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 as part of the ProRec initiative. On 13 May 2003, the institute was established as a non-profit organization under French law. Current President of EuroRec is Prof. Georges De Moor...
- ISO TC 215