RHIOs are one part of a nationwide effort to use information technology to improve patient care. By helping physicians to manage and exchange patient information electronically, health information technology (HIT) will:
- Improve health care quality
- Prevent medical errors
- Reduce health care costs
- Increase administrative efficiencies
- Decrease paperwork
- Expand access to affordable care
Here are suggested sites that provide more information about HIT.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New York eHealth Collaborative