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March 28, 2011

HIT Press Club AJMC - Aaron McKethan, PhD

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Aaron McKethan, PhD

Dr. Aaron McKethan, US Dept of Health and Human Services, discusses his paper and answers questions at the National Press Club.

Dr. Aaron McKethan, PhD, Director of the Beacon Communities Program at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Dept of Health and Human Services, discusses his paper, "Uniting the Tribes of Health System Improvement." He also fields questions at the Healthcare Innovations and HIT Q&A Session at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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