Healthcare Reform

HIMSS Call for Action: Enabling Healthcare Reform Using Information Technology outlines specific priorities and recommendations for the Obama Administration and 111th Congress to harness IT's power to reform healthcare and stimulate the U.S. economy.

• HIMSS Recommendations to Obama Administration and 111th Congress
• EMR Adoption Model for Hospitals and Expected Benefits for Each Stage
• EMR Soft Return on Investment
• EMR Hard Return on Investment
• Frequently Asked Questions about Health Information Technology
• HIT legislation in the 110th Congress
• HIMSS Members Convene Healthcare Discussions across the Country
• HIMSS December 17, 2008 letters to President-elect Barack Obama and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle. The Society also delivered letters to congressional Committee chairmen and ranking members with jurisdiction over healthcare.
• HIMSS December 22, 2008 letters to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel and Ranking Member Dave Camp and House Committee on Finance Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Charles Grassley requesting that as they address an economic stimulus package in the 111th Congress they take careful consideration of the needed IT infrastructure improvements for healthcare throughout the U.S.