Developing Health IT Framework Is Focus Government Working Group
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA is forming the group with the Federal Communications Commission and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. It will include external stakeholders representing IT vendors, start-ups and VCs, and consumers, payers, and providers.
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