AP: Work Begins on National E-Health Record Network
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — (Sept 30, 2009) “Doctor’s offices and hospitals have slowly started the difficult switch from outmoded paper records to sophisticated electronic systems in a bid to improve care and cut costs.” David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Care IT reiterates federal commitment to innovation in private industry ”fully expect(ing) there will be a lot of different solutions to the exchange problem.” While this is not real news inside the industry, this is an initial stage of a concerted communications initiative to get the word out to the public.