Powner makes these “arguments in testimony prepared for the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization posted on the GAO website.” Currently systems used by doctors, hospitals, private health carriers and other entities within the U.S. health care systems to store and transmit health information are different.
According to some representatives from private health insurers billions of dollars could be saved in admin costs if standardization of the flow of information within the government health care sector were to become a reality.
Powner goes on to say that, “Although HHS has started to come up with general plans about how to proceed and has taken some of the steps described in its strategic framework, it still lacks the detailed plans, milestones and performance measures needed to ensure that its goals are met.”
Considering we the general public are not aware of the costs, hassles and inefficiencies of the transfer and storage of health related information unless we are directly affected I doubt much pressure will be felt to speed up this process.
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