<nobr>Jun 8, 2005</nobr>

ERIC Shows Support for Health Information Technology

ERIC’s Vice President for Health Policy, Edwina Rogers, testified June 8 in support of the use of Health Information Technology (Health IT) before the National Committee on Vital Health Statistics (NCVHS). The NCVHS is the statutory public advisory body on health data, statistics, and national health information policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. Many ERIC members are on the cutting edge of Health IT and have been using electronic health records and other technologically advanced health care cost-reducing measures for years. Rogers presented major employers’ views before members of the NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality.

Rogers testified the cost-savings and increased patient safety that would come from Health IT programs are well worth the effort, but any related legislation must both protect employees’ privacy and protect employers from liability. ERIC seeks uniform standards of security and privacy, and has urged the federal government to implement policies that promote Health IT without burdening employers with new legal hurdles and compliance uncertainty problems.

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ERIC Testimony Before NCVHS

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