David Blumenthal releases personal message about importance of HIT
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
September 9, 2009
David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for Health Information Technology, recently released a message with the Department of Health and Human Services extolling the benefits of health information technology (HIT). Blumenthal is in charge of a large portion of funds ($19.2 billion, to be specific) made available by the federal government through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. In addition to ultimately making the jobs of doctors, nurses, and other clinicians easier and more efficient, introducing electronic medical records (EMR) as a part of an HIT initiative will greatly increase the quality of care afforded to patients, Blumenthal says.
