EMR Implementation & HITECH Act Blog

Want Proof That HIT and EMRs Can Work?

We know that many of you are asking if, at the end of the day, Health Information Technology (HIT) will really work. What benefits will you see after investing all this time and money in HIT?  Well, we can say that not only can HIT work, but it can provide powerful, tangible benefits.

To see how well HIT can work, look no further than the Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA), a group of four clinics in rural Washington State.  CBHA serves roughly 25,000 patients per year — about half of whom are low income — in a 3600 square mile area.   The entire CBHA system is paperless and has migrated 100 percent to electronic medical records (EMRs).

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Posted by PC Healthstop Blogging Team