Healthy Patients Through Health Technology
On January 27, Joel White Executive Director of the Health IT Now Coalition participated in a Capitol Hill Briefing hosted by the Institute for e-Health Policy. You can find the presentation by clicking here.
Broadband Internet Has Led To Advances Like Health IT
Posted On: February 1, 2010The Health IT Now Coalition applauds the efforts of the Federal Communications Commission
ARRA was signed into law on February 17, 2009. On August 20, 2009, the HIT Standards Committee made recommendations to National Coordinator Blumenthal for standards governing meaningful use of electronic health records. HHS will issue a final rule based on the recommendations by December 31, 2009. There will be a 60 day comment period.
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Transforming the Privacy Dialogue
Genetic Alliance
February 10, 2009
The current debate regarding privacy considerations in health information technology (HIT) needs a significant reorientation.
Robert A. Carlson, M.D., is director of applied sciences and chief information officer of Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin. He brings a physician’s perspective to the development of health care information technology.