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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Health IT Funds in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Help Economy, Improve Healthcare
March 8th, 2009
In response to the President signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law today, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) predicts the inclusion of $19.2 billion for health IT will have important economic benefits and result in improved patient care. HIMSS, representing more than 20,000 individual members - of which 73 percent work in provider settings - and 350 corporate members, believes the health IT funding is essential if we are to meet President Obama's goal of computerized health records for all Americans by 2014. The legislation addresses the foremost reason many doctors and hospitals have not yet begun using...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-03-08)
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