The largest health plans, medical groups, and clinical laboratories participating in California's pay-for-performance programs are now using uniform standards to electronically exchange pharmacy and lab results data.

This report compares chronic disease management systems and electronic medical records to judge their effectiveness in improving outcomes for patients with chronic illness, and reducing costs of care.

The California HealthCare Foundation has two initiatives to promote the electronic transfer of laboratory results data to clinical settings: CALINX and ELINCS. This page provides answers to common questions about how the two initiatives relate.

CHCF provided funding for clinicians to enroll at half price in a course that covered HIT topics in general, such as EHRs, biomedical computing, telemedicine, and consumer health, or a course about the implementation and management of electronic health record systems.

This report provides a general overview of clinical data standards and highlights how different organizations are using standards to implement interoperable software solutions.

This report is a concise review of the findings and forecasts from an expert workshop on the contribution of IT strategies to chronic disease care in three practice settings: solo and small group practices, large group practices, and community clinics.

Matching patient data from disparate sources to create an accurate database is vital to chronic disease care and quality improvement. This guide evaluates products appropriate for budget-conscious buyers.

This report helps physicians and provider organizations make informed decisions about choosing a disease registry product.

This report sheds light on the potential clinical, financial, and organizational benefits that would result from the adoption of ambulatory computerized provider order entry systems (ACPOE) by California medical groups.

This report provides an overview of the function and use of computerized disease registries and outlines issues for consideration in obtaining registry software and integrating registry products into the routine work of the physician practice.

This report offers physician practices a practical guide to choosing online communication tools through the successful experiences of others, descriptions of tools, and selection guidelines.

This report provides solo and small-group physicians with practical information on electronic medical records (EMRs) implementation and use. It is based on interviews with 20 practitioners who have adopted EMRs.

This report reviews computer-based patient records (CPR). Included are CPR adoption rates for hospitals, physician groups, and ancillary care sites; factors influencing adoption; and information on use and adoption of standards.

This report offers a detailed analysis of the products available from eight leading vendors of electronic medical records (EMRs) for office-based doctors in small group practices.

This interim report on a long-term effort to develop the legal, organizational, financial, and technical infrastructure for supporting the secure exchange of clinical information over the Internet offers guidance for other communities and national policy.