Health Information Technology and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. IEEE EMBS. Pease join us as Dr. Joel Kallich discusses "Health Information Technology and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009". Dr. Kallich will present information on improvements in health information technology as they are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which contains several measures designed to encourage the adoption and diffusion of electronic health records (EHR) and other health data information sources. This presentation provides information concerning definitions of ‘meaningful use’ of EHR, demand for electronic capture of health care utilization and costs, and pharmacovigilance data bases and methods. See http://www.bv-embs-chapter.com/ |