HIMSS EHR Associaton Statements and Positions
As part of the HIMSS EHR Association commitment to contributing a unique voice to the healthcare industry, the group provides a comment on topical industry issues. These statements are provided in the interests clarifying EHR Association perspective, and not intended to be definitive within the industry.
The EHR Association Comments on the NIST EUP (November 2011) - PDF
EHR Association Response - PCAST Report (January 2011) - PDF
EHR Association Testimony House Ways & Means Committee - Meaningful Use (July 2010) - PDF
EHR Association Response - NHIN Direct "IHE Concrete Implementation" (June 2010) - PDF
EHR Association Response - ONC HITECH Initial Set IFR (March 2010) - PDF
EHR Association Response - CMS NPRM on Meaningful Use (March 2010) - PDF
I have only ever practiced in an automated medical environment. I never missed a patient record in 20 years, it was always there because it was an electronic record system. It reminded me when I did something wrong, checked for drug interactions, and I don't know what it's like to practice without that so I have seen the future.
-Don Berwick, MD, Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
