Telehealth Monitor

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told members of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday that health reform is not contingent merely upon health IT adoption, but on health IT interoperability. 

In her first appearance before a Congressional committee,  Sebelius fielded questions on health reform legislation now brewing in Congress.

She told the panel that, “just shifting our paperwork to computers wont work, unless we make it so they can talk to each other.” She also expressed concern over including adequate privacy for interoperable data.

via Sebelius: Interoperability is imperative | Healthcare IT News.