PH 174: Fundamentals of Health Information Technology

Health information technology (health IT) makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through secure use and sharing of health information. Health IT includes the use of electronic health records (EHRs) instead of paper medical records to maintain people's health information.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

U.S. NLM page on health informatics provides a long list of tools and resources on this subject.

Founded in 1961, HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS is a cause-based, global enterprise producing health IT thought leadership, education, events, market research and media services around the world.

AMIA is the professional home of leading informaticians: clinicians, scientists, researchers, educators, students, and other informatics professionals who rely on data to connect people, information, and technology.

Founded in 1928 to improve health record quality, AHIMA has played a leadership role in the effective management of health data and medical records needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public. AHIMA is working to advance the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) by leading key industry initiatives and advocating high and consistent standards.

IMIA plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio-informatics.