In response to the President signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law today, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) predicts the inclusion of $19.2 billion for health IT will have important economic benefits and result in improved patient care. HIMSS, representing more than 20,000 individual members - of which 73 percent work in provider settings - and 350 corporate members, believes the health IT funding is essential if we are to meet President Obama’s goal of computerized health records for all Americans by 2014.

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