In this inaugural report, the State Alliance examines the challenges states face in implementing HIT and HIE, including provider concerns about implementation costs, variations in technical standards for interoperability and consumer concerns about data privacy and security. The report is meant to spur continued innovation in states to make the vision of an interconnected, efficient, quality-based health care system – and ultimately a healthier American public – a reality.
<ed.note>What I want to see is an additional recommendation that XBRL be injected into the healthcare system -- not just at the reporting level -- but as far up the data stream as possible. No other current technology has the promise of bringing transparency as does this unappreciated one.</ed.note>
