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Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions (2009)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)

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Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions

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SUMMARY

  

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HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY

  

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 1.1  The Tasks and Workflow of Health Care,

  

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 1.2  The Institution and Economics of Health Care,

  

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 1.3  Current Implementations of Health Care Information Technology,

  

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 1.4  Trends,

  

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 1.5  The Structure of This Report,

  

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A VISION FOR 21st CENTURY HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS

  

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CROSSING THE HEALTH CARE IT CHASM

  

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PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS

  

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 4.1  Evolutionary Change,

  

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 4.1.1  Principle 1: Focus on Improvements in Care—Technology Is Secondary,

  

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 4.1.2  Principle 2: Seek Incremental Gain from Incremental Effort,

  

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 4.1.3  Principle 3: Record Available Data So That They Can Be Used for Care, Process Improvement, and Research,

  

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