HHS Secretary Leavitt Discusses Health IT in Interview
"Leading The Way: A Conversation With HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt," Health Affairs: In the Health Affairs Web exclusive, Leonard Schaeffer, founding chair and CEO of WellPoint and a former CMS administrator, and Leavitt discuss adoption of health information technology. According to Leavitt, it is time for the federal government to start using its buying power to promote the adoption of health IT. Leavitt adds that the Bush administration has set standards for health IT through a collaborative process with government, public and private representation and that it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure the adoption of health IT adheres to those interoperability standards (Health Affairs release, 12/4).
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