LTPAC HEALTH IT COLLABORATIVE

The LTPAC Health IT Collaborative was founded in 2005, one year after President Bush's Executive Order to digitize healthcare and form the sub-cabinet Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) of Health Information Technology (HIT). John F. Derr, RPh was present at the announcement Press Conference. At the time, John was Executive VP of American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). As the Press Conference progressed, it was obvious that the focus was on hospitals and physicians. This meant that Skilled Nursing Homes, Home Care Agencies, Assisted Living, Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Independent Care, as well as other professionals were not recognized as part of care. John went to the attendee microphone and respectfully asked the then Secretary of HHS (Tommy Thompson) to include Long Term Care. Secretary Thompson asked John to head up the coordination of LTC HIT... For clarification, in 2004, all providers in the US Healthcare system were..

Also known as: LTPAC Health IT, LTPAC HIT