Technology and Cybersecurity

Using technology to improve health and health care.

Technology touches nearly every part of our lives, including our health care. Read on to explore how hospitals and health systems are leveraging technology to improve patient care and care coordination, as well as the barriers that stand in their way.

 

AHA Healthcare IT Database

This annual survey, conducted in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), gathers data that informs policymakers, providers, researches and vendors on health IT adoption, tools and trends.

Introducing AHA’s My AHA Connect App

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Designed to make it easy for you to stay current with the latest health policy news and legislative updates, the app can be customized according to your interests for a personalized experience. It also enables you to contact your Congressional representatives with a single tap, and to participate in discussion groups on shared interests.

EHRs - Meaningful Use

This webpage provides descriptive material and links to AHA and external resources to help make sense of the federal requirements to support optimal use of the EHR.

Electronic Clinical Quality Measures

eCQM reporting must be based upon information that is feasible to collect in an automated fashion, generate valid and reliable results, and thereby demonstrate a benefit that outweighs the costs.

Interoperability

Interoperability includes the exchange and use of information within a health care organization and across organizations.