The first story examined the lucrative past health care industry ties of Nancy Ann DeParle, who was selected by President Obama as health czar responsible for Health Policy, including ties to the digital health records industry. The two additional stories examined other issues involving health information technology, including the planned spending of billions of dollars in stimulus money on electronic health records.
Read "The DeParle Portfolio," "Stimulus Fuels Gold Rush for Electronic Health Systems," and "Switch to Electronic Records Getting Mixed Reviews at Hospitals and Clinics"
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