Connecting for Health to Release Preliminary Roadmap for Achieving Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Connecting for Health --Group Recommends Specific Actions for Bringing Healthcare into the Information Age --Bold Steps Address Technical and Financial Barriers and Promote Consumer Benefits As momentum grows for bringing our outdated out·dat·ed adj. Out-of-date; old-fashioned. outdated Adjective old-fashioned or obsolete Adj. 1. , paper-based healthcare system into the Information Age, Connecting for Health is issuing a timely report that details specific actions the public and private sectors can take to accelerate the adoption of information technology in healthcare. Connecting for Health will host a media conference call to discuss their Preliminary Roadmap A roadmap may refer to:
The Preliminary Roadmap's key recommendations fall into three broad categories: --Creating a Technical Framework for Connectivity --Addressing Financial Barriers --Engaging the American Public Connecting for Health's Preliminary Roadmap is being released at a critical time. Recently, President Bush called for the creation of electronic health records for all Americans within ten years. In addition to the President, leaders of both parties have highlighted the importance of IT in healthcare. Dr. David Brailer David Brailer is a public health official from the United States. Brailer was appointed the first National Health Information Technology Coordinator on May 6, 2004. In this role, he executed the actions ordered by President George W. , the newly appointed National Health Information Technology Coordinator for the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS (HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. ), is releasing the Administration's strategic health IT plan next week at the HHS-sponsored National Health Information Infrastructure 2004: Cornerstones for Electronic Healthcare conference in Washington, D.C.
What: The release of Connecting for Health's
"Preliminary Roadmap for Achieving Electronic
Connectivity in Healthcare."
When: Wednesday, July 14, 2004
11:00am - 12:00 noon
Call-in Number: 1-888-339-2688
Participant code: 93442873
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