TY - JOUR T1 - Health Information Technology Needs Help from Primary Care Researchers JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 306 LP - 310 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140246 VL - 28 IS - 3 AU - Alex H. Krist AU - Lee A. Green AU - Robert L. Phillips AU - John W. Beasley AU - Jennifer E. DeVoe AU - Michael S. Klinkman AU - John Hughes AU - Jon Puro AU - Chester H. Fox AU - Tim Burdick Y1 - 2015/05/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/3/306.abstract N2 - While health information technology (HIT) efforts are beginning to yield measurable clinical benefits, more is needed to meet the needs of patients and clinicians. Primary care researchers are uniquely positioned to inform the evidence-based design and use of technology. Research strategies to ensure success include engaging patient and clinician stakeholders, working with existing practice-based research networks, and using established methods from other fields such as human factors engineering and implementation science. Policies are needed to help support primary care researchers in evaluating and implementing HIT into everyday practice, including expanded research funding, strengthened partnerships with vendors, open access to information systems, and support for the Primary Care Extension Program. Through these efforts, the goal of improved outcomes through HIT can be achieved. ER -