Moving evidence into action

New collaboration will power a year-round suite of activities and outreach focused on advances in digital health applications, data resources, and evidence to improve health and health care

Marty Puranik, CEO of Atlantic.Net, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, assesses compliance with data privacy and security regulations and outlines methods to cut costs associated with compliance.

Objectives: This research tackles a critical issue in modern health care systems—namely, to determine if creating a user-centered health information system that is easy to utilize would lead to consumers who are more satisfied and more likely to accept the system. Materials and Methods: The health information system is a consumer service center that receives inquiries from consumers on how to find and pay for care.