Today (2/7/05) HHS Secretary Mike Leavett discussed the proposed FY 2006 Federal budget. Included in his press conference (www.hhs.gov/news/speech/2005/050207.html) was the following regarding funding for Health information technology: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Health information technology will transform the practice of medicine. For example, the rapid implementation of secure and interoperable electronic health records would significantly improve the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of health care.
To implement this vision, we are requesting $125 million. $75 million will go to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
