2016 Report to Congress on Health IT Progress: Examining the HITECH era and the Future of Health IT

Annual Update on the Adoption of a Nationwide System for the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information

This report responds to HITECH section 3001(c)(3) requirement for an annual report that describes the specific actions that have been taken by the federal government and private entities to facilitate the adoption of a nationwide system for the electronic use and exchange of health information; describes barriers to the adoption of such a nationwide system; and describes efforts to gather and use recommendations to achieve full implementation of such a nationwide system.