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Thompson’s resignation will have little effect on health IT
EHR Connection, January 6, 2005
The resignation of Tommy Thompson, head of the Department of Health and Human Services, will probably have little effect on health IT, industry insiders told eWEEK.com. Dr. David Brailer, national health IT coordinator, said health IT had a life of its own, suggesting that its force would not change just because Cabinet leadership changed.
"I am here under the order of President Bush; this is a presidential initiative," he told the Web site.
Ann Berkey, VP of public affairs at McKesson Corp., told eWEEK.com that Thompson's resignation would not slow Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology efforts. "I don't think it will have much of an impact at all. David has a lot of support in the administration."
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