The U.S. health care system is embarking on a revitalization effort spearheaded by the Obama Administration. The recent historical passage of President Obama’s $819 billion stimulus bill will release initiative funds to implement EMR’s and other high-tech IT systems into the American medical industry. The stimulus package allocates $37 billion of funding to three main categories of cutting-edge technology: Health IT, Broadband, and Smart Grid development.
It is estimated that only 17 percent of providers in the United States currently utilize electronic record keeping systems; the majority still operate under cumbersome paper-based methods. The new bill supports a broad movement to computerize all American medical records within the next 5 years. The process will be backed by $20 billion of Federal funding. Additionally, $11 billion will be poured into creating smarter electronic power grids and $6 billion will be spent to expedite access to high-speed Internet service in rural practices and underserved communities.
Congress has designated the Office of the National Coordinator of Healthcare Information Technology (ONC), originally established by the Bush Administration in 2004, to set guidelines and direct the implementation of new digital infrastructures outlined in the stimulus package. Along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Obama Administration’s transition team will work with other federal agencies to charter practice procedures and dole out funds. By infusing stimulus spending into health care related IT, the President’s long term goals of improving the quality of health care and lowering its costs are underway.
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Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/technology/26techjobs.html?_r=1...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=6606536
http://www.dotmed.com/news/search.html/?search_author=79468&key=Joan+Tombetti
http://foxmeadowselectronicmedicalrecords.blogspot.com/2009/02/president-obama-continues-to-push-for.html
Friday, March 6, 2009
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