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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides nearly $600 million in start-up money for the creation of HIEs, which are expected to help healthcare providers better exchange critical patient health information and improve the interoperability of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
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Perot Systems Corporation: A US Healthcare IT Services Industry Leader
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
-- The market conditions driving the need for HIEs, including federal grants and incentive payments -- Key issues and challenges states, regional entities, and healthcare providers must consider when implementing HIEs -- Technology, privacy, and security issues regarding health data exchange -- Different HIE deployment models and evolutionary paths -- How HIEs enable "community based" services -- Perot Systems approach to improving the adoption rate and lowering the costs and risks associated with implementing HIEs/EHRs.
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