National health IT initiative moves into action an interview with David Brailer.(HEALTHCARE POLICY)(United States. Department of Health and Human Services)(Interview) From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Bolster, Carole J. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Healthcare Financial Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

"It's not going to happen magically overnight. It's going to take a lot of work over the next couple years for those pieces to come together," David J. Brailer, MD, PhD, national coordinator for health IT in HHS, said in an interview with hfm.

Brailer was referring to Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt's June announcement of the formation of a national collaboration and four requests for proposals that will advance the Bush administration's vision for ad...

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