Speech: Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 HIMSS Conference
Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 HIMSS Conference
(As prepared for delivery – February 12, 2019)
Thank you Dana [Alexander] for that kind introduction. As always, it’s a pleasure to join you all at HIMSS.
First, I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to making healthcare more affordable to all Americans and Secretary Azar for all of his efforts to move us towards a value-based healthcare system. I applaud the Secretary’s message today that made clear we must work together to build an interoperable, patient-focused health IT system, and to ensure that patients are at the forefront.
Last year, I was with many of you in Las Vegas when I made a promise—not a gamble, not a bet—but a promise to put patients at the center of the healthcare delivery system and empower them with the data they need to make
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