What is HRSAs vision for health IT?
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and its Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) have begun to play a unique and critical role in the national strategy for health IT. HRSA’s vision is to leverage the power of health IT to improve patient outcomes, quality, and reduce health disparities for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. As part of its mission, HRSA aims to provide health centers, other safety net providers and ambulatory care providers with tools to successfully implement health IT in a manner appropriate for their and their patients’ needs and abilities. The toolbox before you is a central component of this effort. In addition, OHIT has initiated a Health IT Technical Assistance Center to support grantees that use the toolbox or who are otherwise engaged in health IT implementation.
