Groups Urge Obama To Delay Federal HIT, mHealth Regs

A group of more than 100 health IT stakeholders sent a letter to the Obama Administration this week, cautioning the quick implementation of regulation for the industry.

The June 18 letter was signed by companies and organizations that include the College of Health Information Executives, the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, American Medical Group Association, American Medical Informatics Association, American Nurses Association. Companies including McKesson Corporation, Siemens Corporation, Greenway Medical Technologies and Microsoft were also signatories.