Call for Action: 2010 is the year for healthcare reform in the United States. HIMSS believes that that lives can be saved, outcomes of care improved, and costs reduced by transforming the healthcare system through the appropriate use of information technology (IT) and management systems. HIMSS advocacy, public policy, legislative and regulatory actions are guided by HIMSS Principles on Government Initiatives.
HIMSS has created sections on our website dedicated to the Economic Stimulus and Healthcare Reform legislation. This section is filled with important documents, HIMSS analysis, education opportunities and more.
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HIMSS Letter to NCVHS on Affordable Care Act and Operating Rules for Eligibility and Claims Status
8/27/2010 - This week, HIMSS submitted a letter to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) supporting the CORE operating rules for eligibility and claims status. Read more
NCSL Conference Health IT Sessions Available Online
8/27/2010 - PowerPoint presentations from health information technology sessions at the National Conference of State Legislature’s 2010 Legislative Summit in July are now available online. Read more
Maine Gets Approval for Plan to Expand Health Information Technology
8/27/2010 - Governor John E. Baldacci announced that Maine is the sixth state in the country to have its implementation plan to expand and coordinate health IT approved by the Office of the National Coordinator. Read more
HIMSS Annual Policy Summit
More than 200 HIMSS advocates from around the country came to Washington DC in June 2010 for HIMSS' 9th Annual Policy Summit. The 10th Annual Policy Summit will be held in September 2011--details to come! Learn more >>
A Mix of all the Right Ingredients: ARRA, Healthcare Reform, National Health IT Week and YOU!
A complimentary newsletter
Health IT Policy Update is packed with detailed analysis of the latest news surrounding the economic recovery bill; healthcare reform; initiatives and announcements from federal departments; and the Society’s
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Legislative Action Center
- Summary of Senate Legislation to Date, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- HIMSS Summary of the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009
- 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act (H.R. 461)
- Health Information Technology Act of 2009 (S. 179)
- Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 275)
