US Capitol Capsule: National network aims to make patient data 'actionable'
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The US spends trillions of dollars each year on health care, but, said Dr Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health information technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services, "99.99999% of it doesn't contribute anything to knowledge," especially if is in handwritten patient charts, "where data go to die."