"any pediatrician, any parent can call this toll-free number and make sure that that child gets the services that that child needs."
"One of the keys to chronic management, Dr. Cassel would say, is aggressive testing."
"We are going to adjourn this committee until February 5, when we are going to be holding another hearing on quality."
"In the economic stimulus package, along with a beginning investment in health IT, there are also additional resources to deal with the nursing shortage."
"Our President has got it, and he wants to do it."
"making the wrong investments in HIT could simply result in doing the wrong things faster."
"Well, I appreciate this comment because there is a consensus. Go ahead with it. Be skeptical because that is a good thing."
"I hope you are not recommending that we develop a health score because for each and every one of us, there would be a lot of pass and fails going along with it."
"The appointment of Senator Daschle, soon to be our Secretary of Health and Human Resources as well as the health czar."
"We want to keep the word 'health' and not just be looking at this as a new insurance scheme."
"So, as we develop interoperability, we go for the goals that have been set here, that, ultimately, whatever we are developing should be improving healthcare outcomes and enabling all who are involved ..."