Grassley has been overseeing implementation of the ARRA program for several months. He has heard concerns from hospitals about the quality and usability of electronic health records software, and frustration with vendors or hospital administrators to resolve problems. He also has heard of "gag orders" in vendor contracts that prohibit customers from discussing product concerns outside of their organization.
Grassley last fall sent letters to 10 vendors and is reviewing their responses. The vendors were: 3M Health, Allscripts, Cerner, Cognizant, Computer Sciences Corp., Eclipsys, Epic, McKesson, Perot Systems and Philips Healthcare.
Hospitals that received Grassley's letter, dated Jan. 20, include: Banner Health, Brigham & Women's Hospital Case Western Reserve University Hospital Health System, Catholic Healthcare West, Cedars Sinai Children's National Medical Center, Geisinger Medical Center, Hackensack Hospital, HCA TriStar, Intermountain Healthcare, Indiana University Hospital, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente System, Marshfield Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinics, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Saint Mary Mercy Hospital, Seattle Children's Hospital, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Trinity Hospital System Tufts Medical Center, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Virginia Medical Center, and Vanderbilt University Hospital.
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