Health IT and Electronic Health Information Exchange

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RTI's Center for the Advancement of Health IT (CAHIT) is working to advance the safe, effective, and efficient use of health information technology (health IT) and improve patient and population health both in the United States and worldwide. We are leaders in health IT research who are committed to quality policy analysis and implementation, patient-centered tools, and system and outcome evaluations that promote better health care while reducing unnecessary costs.

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Focus Areas

Health IT Policy Analysis and Implementation

Our health IT professionals provide in-depth understanding of today's complex health IT policy issues and develop evidence-based solutions to support the successful implementation of those policies. We are currently supporting the implementation of the meaningful use regulations and researching the barriers that Medicaid providers are experiencing as they move forward with plans to participate in the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. We are also

  • Researching ways to leverage meaningful use to achieve patient engagement
  • Providing guidance to the Regional Extension Centers (REC) program related to practice transformation
  • Supporting large-scale data collection services in health IT policy
  • Supporting the research of interstate health information exchange policies, including privacy and security
  • Providing technical assistance to state-based organizations nationwide to implement health IT programs


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Patient-Centered Health IT Products and Tools

We bring together cutting-edge health research and innovative technologies to develop applications and tools that go beyond health data management to full patient engagement in their health care. We use a research-based design process to support the development of various user-centered technologies, personal health record applications, mobile technologies, remote monitoring, and Web 2.0 and social media tools.

Key components of our comprehensive design process include usability testing and human factors analysis as we continue to push forward new ways to use clinical data in real time to create applications and interventions that provide high value information to users. Our researchers also support projects related to data interoperability and consolidation, including the linking and use of clinical and administrative data.

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Health IT System Evaluation and Outcomes Measurement

RTI is a recognized leader in evaluation research both at the program level and at the micro level. Our cross-organizational teams have experience in technology economics, case study and business analysis, and survey design for federal clients, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our teams have conducted both retrospective and prospective analyses of the economic impacts of new technologies and innovation and have evaluated the roles advanced technologies and health information exchange play in the health care system, particularly concerning interoperability among health information systems.

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Affiliated Areas and Multidisciplinary Coordination


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