2009 is the Year of Healthcare Transformation. With the advent of the new President and Congress, legislation is being passed into law and regulations are being implemented to transform healthcare using information technology and management systems. The highlight to date is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) –a landmark piece of legislation that will impact healthcare delivery using information technology (IT) for decades to come.
Healthcare reform has now taken a prominent role in Washington, DC, with both the House and Senate working in concert with the Obama Administration to pass effective legislation.
The timing has never been better to become involved and to make your voice heard!
National Health IT Week 2009 is taking place September 21st – 25th in Washington, DC. Your support of this event will send our nation’s policymakers a powerful message on the importance of fostering widespread health IT adoption in order to improve patient safety and healthcare quality.
National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.
We value and invite your participation—please contact us for more information on how you can get involved in National Health IT Week 2009.
National Health IT Week 2008 Highlights
National Health IT Week 2008 convened in Washington, DC June 9 - 13, bringing together healthcare stakeholders from across the nation in a unifying call to action for the advancement of health information technology (HIT) adoption with “One Voice, One Vision.”
With 76 partners representing the full spectrum of healthcare interests and the active involvement of more than 25 members of Congress, state government officials and heads of leading HIT organizations on the Honorary Steering Committee, National Health IT Week 2008 bore witness to an unprecedented collaboration of public and private healthcare stakeholders, all focused on encouraging accelerated adoption of HIT and raising awareness of the pivotal role it can play in transforming the nation’s health system. View the list of 2008 partners.
Read the summary of National Health IT Week 2008 or view a video of the Capitol Hill Press Conference.
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