"Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that will reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy, and save lives."

President Barack Obama;

Address to Joint Session of Congress;

February 24th, 2009
 

"Congress has an important role in promoting HIT adoption and providing the necessary initial and ongoing funding mechanisms to assist physicians in solo and small practices. Unfortunately, without adequate financial incentives, solo and small physician practices and their patients will be left behind the technological curve... To achieve immediate quality and healthcare savings through HIT, Congress must recognize the significant financial barriers for solo and small practices. It must offer creative solutions to stimulate adoption of HIT where most Americans receive health care 鮠offices of 1-5 physicians."

Lynne M. Kirk, MD, FACP
President of the American College of Physicians (ACP);

Hearing of the Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business;

March 28, 2007
 

"We need to reduce costs and medical errors
with better information technology."

President George W. Bush;

State of the Union Address;

January 23, 2007
 

"There may not have been an experience that demonstrates, for me or the country, more powerfully the need for electronic health records ... than Katrina"

Mike Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary;

Statement made to The Associated Press;

September 13, 2005
 

"The time has come to put the medical clipboard out of business and replace it with the computer. In doing so, we can transform our health care system so that we achieve fewer medical mistakes, lower costs, better care, and less hassle. We all agree transformation must take place; now let࡬l agree to work together to do it.

An entrepreneur I admire said, 'There are three ways to handle change. You can fight it and die; accept it and survive; or, lead it and prosper.'

This is the United States of America. I say, let's lead and prosper."

Mike Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary;

Speech at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference;

June 6, 2005