“The development of technology standards is the key to the success of the economic stimulus package’s $19 billion investment in health IT, according to health care information experts, NextGov.com reports.
Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs, said, “In order to have interoperability, you must have standards, … just like railroads need to have standard gauges of track.”
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iHealthBeat, 26 February 2009
