Gene Green: “And with my last 30 seconds, I will thank all of you for appearing today, want you to know that you have been…”

The Cures Act aimed to build on the progress of the HITECH Act of 2009, but by focusing on improving interoperability, patient access to their health records, and reducing provider burden.

I am extremely disappointed that 2 years after the passage of Cures we still do not have the regulations necessary to implement these provisions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 700 women in the United States die each year due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

These numbers are troubling as we are because even more acute when you look at the existing racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities.