Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)

Research Will Benefit from the "Networks of Networks"

The development of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) by the federal government and private sector partners is a major endeavor to carry the U.S. healthcare system into a new "networked" era of medicine. By managing vast amounts of medical information, NHIN is expected to allow secure exchange between consumers and healthcare providers. Among its goals is to improve healthcare quality.

But to serve researchers – and enable them to seek new cures from the richness of gathered data – the NHIN must also encompass genetic and other molecular information.

FasterCures is therefore collaborating with thought leaders from industry, government, and academic research communities to ensure that research needs are rapidly incorporated into the structure and function of the NHIN, from the start.

Meeting Reports

	"Accelerating Research through the National Health Information Network" (PDF) proposes a list of guiding principles for the inclusion of research needs in the NHIN.
	"Ensuring the Inclusion of Clinical Research in the Nationwide Health Information Network" (PDF) proposes four strategic initiatives for consideration by the clinical research and health IT communities.