Senator Rockefeller Introduces Open Source EHR Act

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 AM EDT
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According to this press release: "Washington, D.C. —Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today introduced legislation that will facilitate nationwide adoption of electronic health records, particularly among small, rural providers. The Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 will build upon the successful use of “open source” electronic health records by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as the “open source exchange model,” which was recently expanded among federal agencies through the Nationwide Health Information Network-Connect initiative..."

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