ABSTRACT
Healthcare policy currently has defined a set of goals embodied in the Triple Aim. These goals include enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing costs, and improving the work life of healthcare providers. Improving the patient’s and their family’s and caregiver’s experiences requires the communication of data so that all parties have the information they need to interact with the healthcare professionals providing care and to make the necessary decisions. The set of legislation and regulations ensures that healthcare organizations and individual providers continue to use electronic health record (EHR) systems that are certified by the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. Ensures that the clinical, demographic, and other data captured by EHRs continues to grow at ever increasing rates as, and that processes for the capture, management, and use of this data become more and more important over time.
