ITI URGES IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEGISLATION

02.12.2008

ITI URGES IMMEDIATE PASSAGE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEGISLATION

Nation's leading technology companies and healthcare systems demonstrate cutting-edge health information technology at Capitol Hill event

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Capitol Hill News conference and health IT technology demonstration, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) President Rhett Dawson today called on Congress to pass health IT legislation that would increase the quality of health care and decrease costs for patients, businesses and government.

“As demonstrated today, ITI member companies are creating technological innovations that will help drive improvements across the health care industry and bring health information technology into the 21st century. ITI companies are also industry leaders in developing more robust and effective best practices for protecting patient privacy.”

“It is critical Congress pass legislation this year to revolutionize health care through innovation,” Dawson added. “Congress has a unique opportunity to accelerate the adoption of standards to speed the implementation of health IT, provide needed financial support, and assure strong privacy and security protections for patient information.”

ABOUT ITI

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) represents the nation’s leading high-tech companies and works to advance public policies that boost innovation and global prosperity. ITI helps member companies achieve their policy objectives through building relationships with Members of Congress, Administration officials, and foreign governments; organizing industry-wide consensus on policy issues; and working to enact tech-friendly government policies.

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