Foreword
The U.S. healthcare system has entered the second decade of a sweeping revolution in how information is collected, stored, shared, reasoned with, and used to guide diagnosis and therapy. Digital medicine is now commonplace in hospitals, physicians’ offices, and many other sites of care. It is unheard of to treat patients without using an electronic health record today.
Despite billions of dollars spent and rapid technology adoption, the digital transformation of healthcare has a long journey ahead to realize value for our nation. Foremost among the goals is to apply the vast amounts of electronic data that is now being collected in ways that demonstrably improve patient care. Too often, digital data is locked away, no more accessible ...
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