Health Data

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Digital Dividends Realized: Hospital Patient Engagement Capabilities

Meghan Gabriel | January 13, 2026

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.”
This quote from Warren Buffett on investment portfolios could describe the evolution of patient engagement over the past decade. Much like a carefully built portfolio, the dividends from years of investments in health IT continue to emerge. It is useful to take stock of the dividends of our digitization efforts.

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How Digitization of Patient Access Empowered Patients

Chelsea Richwine | July 2, 2025

In 2024, more patients than ever before accessed their medical records online through web browsers and apps to manage their health – here’s why that matters.
Last year we put out a series of blog posts featuring measures and metrics we’ve tracked for ten or more years to assess progress on important ASTP/ONC mission activities. This year, we’re kicking off a new blog series titled, “Digital Dividends” which will discuss important innovations and opportunities in health care delivery,

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A Decade of Data: Progressing Patient-Centric Care through Health IT

Wes Barker | October 31, 2024

Earlier this year we celebrated the 20th birthday of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (hereafter ASTP) and reflected on the transformative impact of health IT on patient care delivery in the US. These developments have been instrumental in creating a more connected and patient-focused health care system, supporting our goal of seamless data exchange between health care providers, and enabling real-time access to critical patient health information.

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A Decade of Data Examined: The Evolution of Electronic Prescribing

Meghan Gabriel | July 15, 2024

The electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) landscape continues to evolve and many positive advances have been made over the past decade. This blog post showcases the rapid growth in e-prescribing, steps taken towards laying the essential groundwork for the current state of e-prescribing, and what remains to be accomplished. This post is our third in the “A Decade of Data Examined” blog series.

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