WASHINGTON, DC. September 9, 2003. The nation’s women legislators took a major step toward resolving the U.S. healthcare crisis today, as they endorsed fundamental changes to the national health information infrastructure (NHII) and standards for health-related data. The Access to Care Sub-Committee of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) passed a resolution supporting an enhanced infrastructure and impartial communication standards to ensure the nation could compile, analyze and disseminate health-advancing information from all health industry stakeholders, provide scientific information on best practices to health policymakers, and help the greatest number of people exercise their liberties and access the right care in the right place at the right time, at the lowest possible cost.

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