It started with the promise of health care access for all and a pledge to modernize the health care system.
President Barack Obama’s push for health care reform, and his signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law, may well ignite a health care revolution in America. This special issue looks at the new administration’s objectives, initiatives, and legislation and their impact on imaging.
KEY PLAYERS:
Nancy-Anne DeParle
Counselor to the President and Director, White House Office of Health Reform
Charged with helping to shape a new health care system for the nation that will broaden access and rein in costs.
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ONC/HHS
Charged with spearheading the implementation of a nationwide interoperable, privacy-protected health information technology infrastructure as called for in the ARRA.
LaTanya Sweeney, PhD
Director, Data Privacy Lab, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Technology and Policy Carnegie Mellon University
An expert in health information privacy and security and one of 13 thought-leaders appointed to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, a new advisory body established by the ARRA.
