Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt today
announced the formation of a national collaboration and four
requests for proposals (RFPs) that will advance efforts to reach
President Bush’s call for most Americans to have electronic health
records within ten years. The President’s vision would create a
personal health record that patients, doctors and other health care
providers could securely access through the Internet no matter
where a patient is seeking medical care. Today’s announcement
provides a way for patients, doctors, hospitals, insurance
companies, and employers to agree on standards for electronic
health records and ways to achieve interoperability — the ability
to access this vital medical information immediately and
efficiently.
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