Obama pledges electronic health records for vets
By Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.
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President Obama appears with Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki
President Barack Obama appeared with his secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs on April 9, 2009, to pledge support for the creation of electronic health records that would cover troops "from the day they first enlist to the day that they are laid to rest." We move the Obameter on Promise No. 115, Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration, from No Action to In the Works. Read our complete item .
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