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Possibilities for Healthcare Computing

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Advances in computing technology promise to aid in achieving the goals of healthcare. We review how such changes can support each of the goals of healthcare as identified by the U.S. Institute of Medicine: safety, effectiveness, patient-centricity, timeliness, efficiency, and equitability. We also describe current foci of computing technology research aimed at realizing the ambitious goals for health information technology that have been set by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Health Reform Act of 2010. Finally, we mention efforts to build health information technologies to support improved healthcare delivery in developing countries.

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The author’s research is supported by grants U54 LM008748 and R01 LM009723 from the National Library of Medicine, R01 EB001659 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and ONC #10510949 from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

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Szolovits, P. Possibilities for Healthcare Computing. J. Comput. Sci. Technol. 26, 625–631 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11390-011-1162-3

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