United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-05-27 monographic deposited born digital 92 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-628 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628 P0b002ee18037c860 f:d05628 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628 GAO-05-628 Information technology Interagency relations Lessons learned Medical information systems Strategic planning Strategic information systems planning Standards Information systems Other Written Product A25325 To prevent medical errors, reduce costs, improve quality, and produce greater value for health care expenditures, President Bush has called for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of health information technology (IT) in both the public and private health care sectors. The Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), along with other countries, have already taken steps to improve health care delivery and administration by implementing IT solutions. GAO was asked to provide an overview of HHS's recent efforts to develop a national health IT strategy for realizing the President's vision, and to identify lessons learned from DOD's, VA's, and other countries' experiences in implementing health IT https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628.pdf GAO-05-628 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-628 Other Written Product GAO-05-628; Health Information Technology: HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy; Information technology Interagency relations Lessons learned Medical information systems Strategic planning Strategic information systems planning Standards Information systems Public Law 108-173