What is the function of the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology?
AHRQ established the National Resource Center for Health Information Technology to encourage adoption of health IT by sharing the findings and lessons from the real-world laboratory created in AHRQ’s health IT initiative. By disseminating new knowledge, providing technical assistance, and serving as a repository for best practices, the National Resource Center can help providers explore the adoption and use of health IT to improve patient safety and quality of care. The National Resource Center will also provide experience-based information about planning and implementing health IT projects, and about the value added by health IT capabilities. Providers who want to implement health IT can learn practical solutions for overcoming barriers, including lessons from the experiences of small medical practices and hospitals, as well as long-term care facilities and home health agencies. The National Resource Center will also serve as a sounding board for grantees and others to share their exp
