Friday, June 12th, 2009
A collaboration between the Social Security Administration (SSA) and MedVirginia—Virginia’s regional health information organization—is making a sound business case for health information technology (health IT) and the use of interoperable electronic health records (EHRs), maintains Jim Borland, special adviser for health care IT at Social Security.
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
To say the financial condition of the Social Security and Medicare programs remains challenging is an understatement, but one made none the less by the board of trustees in a summary of the 2009 Annual Reports, issued May 12.
“Today’s report should trouble anyone who is concerned about the future of Medicare and health care in America,” Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a joint statement regarding the Medicare trustee’s report issued the same day.
“This isn’t just another government report,” Sebelius said. “It’s a wake up call for everyone who is concerned about Medicare and the health of our economy.”
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