Abstract
In the past 7 years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of health information technology (IT) in health care. Adoption of electronic health records has nearly doubled for physicians since 2008 (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Office-based Physician Electronic Health Record Adoption: 2004-2014. Health IT Quick-Stat #50. dashboard.healthit.gov/quickstats/pages/physician-ehr-adoption-trends.php, September 2015), and hospitals have seen a 6-fold increase over the same period (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Non-federal Acute Care Hospital Electronic Health Record Adoption. Health IT Quick-Stat #47. dashboard.healthit.gov/quickstats/pages/FIG-Hospital-EHR-Adoption.php, June 2015). Likewise, the emergence of clinical data research networks has created new opportunities to apply data collected at the point of care for new discovery and research (PCORnet, CTSA program, etc.). Also, trends in consumer electronics have enabled patients to use wearables and medical apps, and federal payment policies have …
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