A third way that health IT in America differs from consumer IT is usability. The design of most consumer Web sites is so obvious that one needs no instructions to use them.

Does this mean that health IT is a waste of time and money? Absolutely not.

In 2009, Congress passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

Properly applied, health IT can improve health care in all of these dimensions.

HITECH has undeniably accelerated IT adoption among health care providers.

Not surprisingly, despite its theoretical benefits, health IT has few fans among health care providers.

But there is one sector of our lives where adoption of information technology has lagged conspicuously health care.

Pharmacy informaticists work in many practice areas of pharmacy, however, they may also work in information technology departments or for healthcare information technology vendor companies.

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Health care providers and hospital systems can dramatically boost the impact of health IT by reengineering traditional practices to take full advantage of its capabilities.

Globally, the health IT industry should not wait to be forced by government regulators into doing a better job.

If America is any indicator, the sky is the limit when it comes to potential gains from health IT.

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ICT Development Index The ICT Development Index compares the level of ICT use and access across the world.