WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Health Insurance Plans'
(AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni today issued the following statement
on President Bush's Executive Order concerning transparency in health care
and health information technology:
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"President Bush's Executive Order paves the way toward a system that
rewards the delivery of high-quality care, fosters an interoperable health
care system, and takes steps to ensure that consumers are equipped with the
best available information they need to make health care decisions.
"Many health insurance plans already are leading the way by collecting
and disclosing quality and price data and making personal health care
information more available to their members. In addition, AHIP member
companies already have been working with hospitals, physicians, consumers,
purchasers and other stakeholders through the AQA and HQA alliances that
are committed to developing a uniform template for performance measurement
that will lead the way to creating a more efficient and effective health
care system.
"Health insurance plans also are committed to advancing an
interconnected and interoperable health care system in which health
information can be exchanged electronically and in a secure framework. To
advance that goal, our members are pilot-testing an initiative to create a
uniform platform for personal health records (PHR). Through all of these
initiatives, health insurance plans will meet the challenges set out in
today's executive order and play a leadership role in the transition to a
safe, effective and quality- oriented health care system."
America's Health Insurance Plans -- Providing Health Benefits
to More Than 200 Million Americans
SOURCE America's Health Insurance Plans
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