Nationwide Adoption of
Electronic Health
Records by 2014

AP Mon Oct 29, 2007
US makes new push on e-health records

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is
recruiting about 1,200 doctors nationally to
remove the paperwork from their medical
practice in return for higher Medicare
payments.

CNET News.com, July 27, 2005
Congress calls for paperless health records

WASHINGTON--The United States needs to
get moving on a nationwide shift to paperless
medical record-keeping, politicians said at a
hearing Wednesday.

Thursday, June 15, 2006
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to
encourage the dissemination, security,
confidentiality, and usefulness of health
information technology.

109TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H.R. 4157
To amend the Social Security Act to encourage the dissemination, security,
confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology.