"Health information technology is vital to helping doctors and patients live healthy and fight chronic disease."

-- Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., Former Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

"From treating and preventing disease to eliminating disparities in care, an interconnected, coordinated system is essential."

-- David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Director, The Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine;

"From regional clinics to specialty care such as the breast or cardiac center, health IT has been essential in delivering high-quality care and lowering costs."

-- Jeff Thompson, M.D., CEO, Gundersen Lutheran Health System