HHS head looks to speed up IT use in healthcare.
According to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, "the most remarkable feature of 21st century medicine is that we hold it together with 19th century paperwork." At a Washington summit on information technology, Thompson announced new standards for electronic exchange of clinical health information that he says will move healthcare information technology into the 21st century more quickly.
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