e-hospitals for better care.In July 2004 DHHS DHHS Department of Health & Human Services (US government) DHHS Dana Hills High School (Dana Point, California) DHHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services DHHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services secretary Tommy Thompson For other people with similar names, see . Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941), a United States politician, was the 7th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin. announced a 10-year plan to improve the delivery of health care across the nation using electronic health records. The plan--initiated by President Bush in April--calls for continuously updated and accessible electronic health records, which can give physicians life-saving information in real time. A recent Institute of Medicine report found that implementation of electronic medical record systems could reduce the tens of thousands of deaths and injuries caused by medical mistakes each year. Bush has called for electronic medical records for most Americans within 10 years. A panel appointed by Thompson Thompson, city, Canada Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. should provide a full cost-benefit analysis cost-benefit analysis In governmental planning and budgeting, the attempt to measure the social benefits of a proposed project in monetary terms and compare them with its costs. of health information technology this fall. |
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