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AAFP PRESIDENT-ELECT TESTIFIES TO CONGRESS Financial, Technical Support Are Keys to Health IT Adoption by Small Physician Practices (07/29/2010) -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or ARRA, will spur the adoption and use of health information technology, or health IT, among small physician practices by giving them much-needed financial and technical support to implement health IT systems. More
Provisions in Health Care Reform Law Lay Out Role of Primary Care, Family Physicians (07/28/2010) -- Recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was only a starting point in reforming the health care system in the United States. As guidelines and regulations are developed, many health policy experts note that actual implementation of the law will not work without the ability to bend the health care cost curve. And that cannot be accomplished without a greater emphasis on prevention and primary care, making these two components essential to the ultimate success of health care reform. More
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