NEW YORK – Healthcare IT projects are near the top of New York Gov. David Paterson's "ready-to-go" plan, outlined Monday in a letter to President-elect Barack Obama, in which he called for national investment in state economies.
Paterson joins other governors from across the country who are asking the federal government for direct aid to states and funding of critical infrastructure projects.
Paterson asked the federal government for an investment of $20 billion for several healthcare IT projects.
"With seven health IT projects that are ready to go, New York estimates that we are ready to obligate in excess of $300 million within 180 days to implement a plan for health information exchange and $1 billion for provider electronic health records," he said. "A national investment of $20 billion is necessary to implement qualified statewide programs and to promote the adoption of electronic health records by physicians and hospitals."
The request for healthcare IT investment came under a call for $300 billion for infrastructure investments.
Besides healthcare information technology, the ready-to-go infrastructure projects include rehabilitation and construction of transportation, water, schools, housing and broadband services.
No comments:
Post a Comment