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January 22, 2009
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Health IT Funds Included in Stimulus Package

The latest version of the economic stimulus legislation includes 187 pages called the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, with $20 billion in funding to implement a nationwide system of electronic health records (EHRs). This is something that President Obama spoke of frequently during his campaign, and now it appears to be coming into fruition. The Congressional Budget ...