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Policy Fugue by Kenneth Corbin (bio)

Tracking the loveless marriage of technology and government



Kerry backing bill to boost electronic medical records

Sen. John Kerry is continuing his push to accelerate the adoption of electronic medical records.

The Massachusetts Democrat on Tuesday introduced legislation to spur family doctors and small-scale practitioners to migrate their paper records to digital format, a goal that most everyone agrees would improve care and lower costs, but one that entails a significant initial expense.

"Electronic medical records and prescriptions are the common sense solution to restricting costs, reducing errors and reforming a broken system," Kerry said in a statement. "Doctors don't need convincing -- they've seen the results."

Kerry's bill, the Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act, would make small-scale doctors eligible for grants from the Small Business Administration to move to electronic records.

"This legislation helps small practices acquire the technology that will allow them to be more efficient and to focus on patient care," Kerry said.

The federal government has already made it clear that digital records are a priority, earmarking $19 billion for the cause in the February stimulus bill.

In 2007, Kerry introduced legislation to push doctors use digital systems when issuing prescriptions. The 2008 Medicare bill passed with provisions establishing a timetable offering bonus payments to early adopters of the technology, and eventually phasing in penalties for the laggards who continue issuing paper prescriptions.

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We need to Increased the Stimulus Funding, for the Deployment of Smart/Intelligent Infrastructure Services, such as, Healthcare IT, Smart Grids and Broadband, that Enabled New Jobs Creation, Economic Recovery, and Provide this Nation with a 21st Century Infrastructure.

Proper Deployment of Health Information Technology (HIT) Solutions and Training can Increased Productivity (i, e, medical data mining/warrehousing, risks treatment, service delivery), Efficiency (i, e, medical errors, redundant and inappropriate care), and have a Costs Savings of around 20-30% of oour Annual national healthcare Expenditures ($2.4 Trillions).

The engine of Economic Growth in this 21st Century is "Broadband." We can start by Deploying a pure Packet-based, All Optilcal/IP, Multi-Service National Transport Network Infrastructure, using Ethernet throughout this National "Network of Networks."

This "Network of Networks" can Serve as a Business Driver for: e-Heallthcare, e-Commerce, e-Education, Energy Systems, Transportation Systems, Social Networking, Entertainment, etc.

Please See: www.gkquoquoi.blogspot.com for Summary Deployment Plan, for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

This Investment is like the Investments made in the past, in Rural Areas Electrification and the National Transportation Inter-State Highways, which Increased Pproductivity and GDP.

Gadema Korboi Quoquoi
President & CEO
COMPULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Another reason for docs to put off the ineveitable of getting into digital medicine!

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