Health IT Director Pins Broad Success On Health Care Reform
Executive Summary
While health information technology is poised to have a positive effect on health care delivery, achieving all its potential is going to require an assist from Congress in terms of reforming the health care system, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Director David Blumenthal said
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