Georgia has been selected by the federal government to pilot electronic health records.
Federal health officials will meet with Governor Perdue on Thursday to make the officials announcement.
An electronic health record or EHR is a computerized patient medical file. The office of Health and Human Services wants more doctors to trade paper records for computers, especially in rural areas and smaller communities.
The hope is that EHR’s will cut cost and medical errors. Georgia was one of 12 communities selected for a pilot program.
Over the next five years physician practices that participate will get financial incentives for using EHRs with their patients.
Federal officials say the program is designed to revolutionize the way health care information is managed. Nationwide the program is costing 150 million dollars.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Georgia Selected for Health Pilot
