Letter to HHS and the Office of Management and Budget on Meaningful Use

An unprecedented investment of more than $40 billion in health information technology (health IT) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has great potential to promote a new era of information-driven health care. The pending federal rule on Meaningful Use is a rare opportunity to advance health IT in ways that improve health, increase the cost-effectiveness of care, protect privacy, and encourage innovation.