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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2009
There was an interesting discussion on an NPR news program regarding President Obama’s plan to digitize patient’s health care records. The President’s stimulus package allocates over $19 billion dollars for this transformative initiative, yet not everyone is enthusiastic or convinced that digitizing patient records will yield the efficiency and cost savings lauded by his administration. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 16th, 2009
The perpetual drumbeat announcing the decline or death of newspaper print media seems to be increasing daily. As a result, newspaper companies initially attempted to halt the decline in readership by offering online subscriptions. Unfortunately, many have been reluctant to pay for news that they believe can be obtained for free elsewhere. To stem the continued decline, the industry has undergone quite a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2009
Title XIII (Health Information and Technology) of President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( or stimulus package) which was signed into law in February 2009 funds a bold initiative to digitize the health records for all Americans. This expansive initiative faces some significant hurdles in order to meet its’ proposed five […]