Senate committee confirms Sebelius as HHS secretary

Tuesday the Senate confirmed Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to join President Barack Obama's cabinet as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. As HHS Secretary, Sebelius will be responsible for more that $100 billion allotted to healthcare in the stimulus package and an estimated $17 billion in incentives for Medicare and Medicaid providers who can prove "meaningful use" of their EHRs. Sebelius is a strong supporter of innovations in health information technology and believes that an investment in EHRs will lay the foundation for a 21st Century system of reduced medical errors, lower healthcare costs and empowered consumers

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