Supporting Health IT Solutions

Small IT solution providers are well positioned to play a significant role in the health IT transition. A strong partnership amongst the federal government, medical providers and the IT industry is critical to ensure a successful future for patient health as well as ensure strong economic benefits. Many federal programs and policies seeking to advance health IT and encourage broad support have left small IT solution providers on the sidelines, placing medical providers at a disadvantage and significantly burdening market entry.

We support:

• A mutually beneficial partnership between the IT industry and small medical providers.
• The role IT solution providers can play to comply with The HITECH Act.
• Retraining current IT professionals in health IT specialties.
• Amendment of the Lifetime Learning Credit and Business Education Tax Deduction to offset a portion of the expense of earning appropriate certifications and skills for the HIT marketplace.
• Capital support for small IT businesses by re-allocating funds from existing programs such as the Small Business Lending Fund.
• Regional Extension Centers (RECs) in educating and integrating small IT firms into the health IT transition.
• Revision of The HITECH Act to serve the floor and ceiling for data notification requirements, thus eliminating uncertainty and confusion as to the obligation of a business in the event of a data breach.
• IT companies in their quest to meet specific IT needs of healthcare providers.