A public roundtable on electronic health records is due within 180 days
What the document says“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall convene a public roundtable to examine--”
The section directs the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to convene a public roundtable within 180 days of enactment, to examine how wider use of electronic health records among mental health and substance use providers can improve patient outcomes, and how best to increase adoption among those providers.
What the document actually says“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall convene a public roundtable to examine--”
A public meeting must be held within 180 days. It looks at digital health records. It asks how they help patients and how to spread their use.
An electronic health record is a patient chart kept on a computer. Hospitals use them widely. Mental health clinics use them less.
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