Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman speaks on Fox Business regarding healthcare information technology and healthcare reform.

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Administration officials today announced that Minnesota will get at least $47 million of the nearly $1 billion in stimulus funding meant to boost the use of health information technology and train workers for jobs in health care, information technology, and other high-growth sectors.
“Health information technology can make our health care system more [...]

Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts may have just become the most important Senate member in a very long time. Scott Brown ran on a platform dedicated to killing the current Health Care Reform Legislation that has already passed the US House and US Senate, but has NOT been combined in conference committee.
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So I am sitting at Xmas with all the relatives. The first thing that came up was health care reform. Massive disagreement and disinformation permeate both Republican and Democrat view points. Are you seeing this same thing in your family get togethers?

Riley, M.
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President Obama announces that the Recovery Act will provide new funding for Community Health Centers to finance new construction, modernize information technology, and build a medical home model.

Vice President Joseph Biden hosted a roundtable discussion at Mt. Sinai Hospital, to talk about our nations health care system and the importance of health insurance reform, including health information technology infrastructure and preventative care, with U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information [...]

The Austin Medical Center (AMC) is a 99 bed licensed hospital with a multiple specialty associated clinic.  AMC is a rural facility located in a service area of ~45,000 people in southern Minnesota.  Their leadership is keenly aware of House Bill 3962 and has allowed HealthTechnica to publish their thoughts.
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