Technology and healthcare are becoming increasingly intertwined. Electronic health records eliminate the need for paper charts. Dictation technologies end countless hours of manual recall for providers, and clinical dashboards highlight valuable insights that help providers identify and close gaps in care. Yet, health information technology (HIT) adoption is not universal across provider organizations, and well-documented challenges around adoption, information exchange, and optimization still abound. The federal government has tried to augment the adoption of the industry’s most universal technology—the EHR.

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