Newt Gingrich on Good Morning America

CHT founder Newt Gingrich was interviewed by ABC’s Chief Medical Editor Dr. Tim Johnson on Good Morning America this morning.  Topics such as public vs. private sector health care;  primary care and student loans; Medicare; government regulation; taxing employer benefits; and passing health care reform were discussed.

"In the case of health care, if I have to choose between my doctor and a government bureaucrat, I have zero doubt which one I want," said Gingrich. Watch interview or read transcript >>

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Dr. David Blumenthal Tells CHT Members Not to Wait
on Health IT Adoption

Adobe Flash Player is required to view this media. Dr. Blumenthal's presentation, "Health Information Technology and the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Driving Adoption and Interoperability" begins at 02:58. Note: This large video file may take a moment to play.

Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (HIT), discussed the HIT implications in the economic stimulus plan at CHT’s June member meeting. Under the stimulus package, hospitals and physicians who demonstrate “meaningful use” of HIT tools such as electronic health records, qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. Blumenthal discussed an array of topics including meaningful use; certification; privacy and security; HIT workforce issues; and, the need to implement 21st century tools like EHRs as soon as possible.   Comments CHT and its members submitted on the HHS draft definition for meaningful use

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CHT's 21st Century Intelligent Pharmacy Project Work Group Meets to Discuss Solutions

On June 26, 2009, Wayne Oliver, Project Director at the Center for Health Transformation, met with members of the 21st Century Intelligent Pharmacy Project. The members consist of representatives from many leading prescription packaging and pharmacy organizations. The goal of the meeting was to discuss ways to improve patient care and health through positive and efficient interactions with patients’ pharmacists and physicians. These innovations and solutions will be compiled in a book that will be completed next year.

Read about CHT's 21st Century Intelligent Pharmacy project >>

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Newt Gingrich Discusses Health Reform on Fox & Friends

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Health Reform & Health IT:  Politics, Policy & Progress

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, HHS National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, CCHIT Chairman Dr. Mark Leavitt, GE Director of Global Healthcare Robert Galvin, and Microsoft Health Solutions Group Vice President Peter Neupert joined CHT Founder Newt Gingrich and other government and industry leaders in presenting their perspectives on health reform at CHT's June member meeting yesterday in Washington, DC.   Read more about the event >>

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CHT Press Publication 

Stop Paying the Crooks

Solutions to End the Fraud That Threatens Your Healthcare

CHT Press is proud to announce the upcoming publication of an in-depth book on healthcare fraud. Given that healthcare costs make up around one-seventh of America’s economy, it is imperative at this time to ensure that funding goes to appropriate people and organizations, not crooks seeking to rob taxpayers. We hope to begin a serious national discussion about fraud, the perverse incentives that allow such fraud to flourish, and key strategies to bring these schemes to an end. 
 Table of Contents, examples of fraud, etc.

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The Stimulus Package: The Impact on Healthcare

The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Barack Obama contains a wide variety of health policies, including more than $19 billion for health information technology. 

The following are a few examples of what the legislation will do:

• Provide $17 billion toward physician incentives to invest in the adoption and use of health IT by providers who serve Medicare and Medicaid patients;
• Provide $2 billion to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), in part to support regional health information exchanges and local health information exchange;
• Require ONC to appoint a chief privacy officer;

For more examples and more information, click here >>

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Card Check Versus the Right to a Secret Ballot

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The so-called “Employee Free Choice Act” (EFCA) was introduced in Congress in 2005, and again in 2007, although at that time it was met by a Republican filibuster in the Senate and never passed. It is expected that in the coming months, this will again become an issue at the forefront of public debate. The EFCA deals with the method of card check, a system of organizing employees into a labor union.  Read more >>

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