Many efforts are underway to connect the country's healthcare delivery systems electronically. These efforts are important steps to a better equipped, more reliable, and more efficient healthcare system that will save lives and money.

The focus of these efforts is on making critical connections between patients and doctors, doctors and doctors, doctors and pharmacies, healthcare providers and payors, and healthcare providers and the government. These efforts to improve communication and increase safety in the healthcare system are parts of a step-bystep process involving legislation, government programs and departments, and public and private projects.

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Report Highlights:

Patient and Healthcare Provider Stories

An Interoperable Medication Record for Every American

Existing Efforts Nationwide

Audio Patient and Provider Interviews