Are you scared of government run health care yet?  If you don’t want to be, don’t read this document which is part of HR 1, the big bill with often repeated Big Lie name of “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009″.
Discussion of the Meaningful Use Definition

This document from HealthIT.hhs.gov defines the purposes of the government health care computerized systems.  Here are some selected quotes:

PROGRESSION TOWARDS ULTIMATE GOAL

We recommend that the ultimate goal of meaningful use of an Electronic Health Record is to enable significant and measurable improvements in population health through a transformed health care delivery system.   The ultimate vision is one in which all patients are fully engaged in their healthcare, providers have real-time access to all medical information and tools to help ensure the quality and safety of the care provided while also affording improved access and elimination of health care disparities.  This “north star” must guide our key policy objectives, the advanced care processes needed to achieve them, and lastly, the specific use of information technology that will enable the desired outcomes, and our ability to monitor them.  For example, demonstrating improved performance and reduced disparities in blood pressure control among patients with diabetes will require a host of new care processes for many outpatient providers (e.g., monitoring medication adherence, use of evidence-based order sets, clinical decision support tools at the point of care, patient outreach and reminders).

Got that?  “all patients.”  That means they are building systems to monitor you and me.

“elimination of health care disparities.”  Getting nervous yet? From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

“our ability to monitor them.”  They are building a nationalized systems to monitor your health, the health of all your family members, and watching over the shoulder of your personal physician with respect to your medical treatment.

Next:

In developing the recommended criteria and prioritizing the progression towards a fully interoperable health information system, we have found it necessary to balance the competing goals of encouraging provider participation while promoting progress towards reform of our current health care system.

In other words, this statement make it clear that the medical records system is not about Medicare and Medicaid.  It is about the entire health care system.

Next:

TRANSFORMED HEALTHCARE

As a result of increased effective use of health information technology, considerable improvements will be realized in the prevention and management of chronic diseases including diabetes and heart disease, preventing hundreds of thousands of unnecessary amputations and premature deaths.  Medication errors will be averted.  Patients will be able to promptly access their own health information, and their end of life preferences will be heard.  The nation will be better prepared for the next pandemic.  Health care disparities will be systematically identified and addressed.  This transformed healthcare delivery system will also enable and amplify the effectiveness of a host of new reimbursement models that will reward more organized, more coordinated, and more efficient care.

“health care disparities.”
Again: Health care from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

“a host of new reimbursement models that will reward more organized, more coordinated, and more efficient care.”
In other words: socialized medicine.

For now they will be using only one state as a test.  Next the socialized health care will be nationalized.  Then we will have national socialized health care.

The thing is, all of this is happening now.  The monies are being spent.  The systems are being designed.  Socialized health care is steaming dead ahead right at you.

Stumble it!