Gene Green: “I think, Mr. Yingling, I think that you, too, have been a proponent of risk identification.”

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.

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

Maternal mortality in our country has more than doubled between 1987 and 2014, from 7.2 to 18 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

I would like to thank Dr. Rucker for testifying today on the Office of National Coordinator's work to implement the 21st Century Cures Act.