HHS Publishes Health IT Playbook

Nextgov: The federal government is trying to disentangle complicated IT terms for health care providers.

The Health and Human Services Department released a "Health IT Playbook" this week, which walks health care providers through the steps of adopting an electronic health record system.

HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's mission in recent years has been to help patient records move seamlessly from one health care provider to another, requiring a broad and interoperable network of electronic health records systems.

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