Read this article from McKnight’s Long-Term Care News to learn about the appointment of David Blumenthal as the new national health coordinator for health information technology who will oversee the use of $20 billion of the stimulus package for use of IT in healthcare.

Nursing homes and other long-term care providers have been struggling to raise their profile and rates of adoption when it comes to IT readiness. That, coupled with the federal government’s aggressive stand on providers using more advanced technology, could transform the landscape significantly in the near future.

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