This webinar on electronic health records will occur on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 3pm EST. They made a good choice of presenters: Wes Rishel, VP and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, and Matt Guldin, Product Manager, HealthNet, former Industry Analyst with Frost & Sullivan (via eHealth: HIMSS eHealth Special Interest Group to present on Personal Health Records)

A 250-page discussion draft by the House Appropriations Committee includes $2 billion dollars for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, while noting Congress plans to spend $20 billion for healthcare IT as part of the overall economic stimulus package. (via Healthcare IT News)