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ACP supports new bill to promote adoption of health information technology

"The American College of Physicians is greatly encouraged by the introduction of the 'National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007'," ACP President Lynne M. Kirk, M.D., F.A.C.P., said today. "Increased use of health information technology could greatly benefit health care in the US through improved patient care, reduction in medical errors, higher efficiency and potential long run cost savings."

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