Senate Panel Backs Health Technology Bill - New York Times

Senate Panel Backs Health Technology Bill - New York Times: "Senate Panel Backs Health Technology Bill
By REUTERS
Filed at 1:19 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to encourage development of health-information technology, which has potential to bring down costs while improving quality, won unanimously approval by a Senate panel on Wednesday.
``All of us believe that if we move from a paper-based health care system to secure electronic medical records, we will reduce mistakes, save lives, save time and save money,'' said Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee"