Healthcare’s uniqueness stems from its personal and emotional characteristics, and deep ties to our sense of humanity.
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Category: Healthcare Policy
The Roberts Legacy: ACA Upheld
Five decades hence, scholars will look back on this decision the way we look back on Brown vs. Board of Education. It is momentous in scope and will forever change how Americans live.
Continue readingKeynote Adddress at HIMSS 2010 Annual Conference
Our great country is on an unsustainable healthcare cost curve that threatens our ability to bounce back from the severe economic challenges we now face.
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The strength of HIMSS is in its diversity.
Continue readingLooking Back…and Looking Ahead…on the Progress of EHR Implementation
The appointment of a healthcare policy expert David Blumenthal, MD, rather than an informaticist, signals that the Obama Administration is serious about promoting the use of health IT through policy changes that impact how healthcare is delivered in the United States.
Continue readingHospital Computerization Not a Budget Saver, Concludes Study
The recent survey of over four thousand hospitals found no connection between computerization and reduced costs. In addition, increased computerization led to only small improvements in the quality of care.
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