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In This Issue:  ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOPICS David Merritt, CHT Project Director and Editor of "Paper Kills" will speak at VA HIMSS 2008 Annual Fall ConferenceDavid Merritt, CHT Project Director and Editor of "Paper Kills" will speak at VA HIMSS 2008 Annual Fall Conference
National HIMSS awarded David Merritt with the “Book of the Year Award” for its outstanding practical guidance and strategic insight for healthcare information and management systems professionals. All conference attendees will receive a free copy of the book. David is a project director at the Center for Health Transformation and the Gingrich Group. The Center, headed by former Speaker Newt Gingrich, is a collaboration of leaders dedicated to transforming health and healthcare in America. David advises Speaker Gingrich and leads the Center’s projects on health information technology and expanding coverage to the uninsured, with additional work in Medicare, consumerism, and transparency. Edited by David Merritt and featuring an introduction by former U.S. House Speaker and CHT Founder Newt Gingrich, "Paper Kills" addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve healthcare through health information technology. "Paper Kills" guides the reader on a tour of the health information technology landscape, covering topics from protecting privacy and advancing research to building health information exchanges and achieving interoperability. Other chapters explore the role of state governments, health plans, and hospitals in implementing health information technology, as well as the potential of health IT to promote the adoption of best practices in ambulatory care and focus on prevention, wellness, and early detection. MORE INFO ON "PAPER KILLS: Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology"> DAVID MERRITT BIO> |
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