5/4/10: Kanjorski Helps Announce Over $16 Million for Geisinger from Recovery Act |
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA-11) joined
Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius to announce over $16 million for Geisinger Clinic in Danville. Geisinger is one of 15
communities selected across the country to serve as pilot communities for
eventual wide-scale use of health information technology through the Beacon
Community program. The $220 million in Recovery Act awards will not only
help achieve meaningful and measurable improvements in health care quality,
safety and efficiency in the selected communities, but also help lay the
groundwork for an emerging health IT industry that is expected to support tens
of thousands of jobs.
"Geisinger has been a model for quality and
efficient health care throughout the country," said Congressman Kanjorski. "Today, I joined Vice President Biden to
announce funding that will help enable Geisinger to continue its outstanding work
for Northeastern Pennsylvania. Through
the Beacon Community program and the expansion of health information using new
technologies, Geisinger can work to further enhance care for the patients at
its facilities, as well as those at other health care institutions. This program helps bring our health care
community together for the betterment of patients while also creating jobs at
home."
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