Policy

President Obama’s budget for the Department of Health & Human Services for fiscal year 2014 focuses on improving patient safety, building understanding and treatment of mental health problems, advancing scientific knowledge, examining new models for care and payment and contributing to a reduction of the nation’s debt.

NEW ORLEANS—“You all know that information technology and how we manage information technology is critical to an effective healthcare system in the 21st Century,” said Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, delivering a keynote address on March 6 at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual convention. Clinton’s talk covered his foundation’s efforts to improve healthcare and education globally, his thoughts on the current political atmosphere and how information technology can improve the U.S. healthcare system.