The New York Department of Health and the New York eHealth Collaborative have submitted a plan to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to create the country's largest electronic medical records network, according to a NYeC news release.
The proposal outlines a plan to spend $129 million in state and federal funds to build and implement a statewide medical records network that would connect hundreds of hospitals, thousands of clinicians and up to 20 million patients each year. Once the network is completed, New York physicians anywhere in the state would have immediate access to their patient's medical records, according to the news release.
The proposed network would link together several already-existing regional electronic medical record networks, with state agencies spearheading the project as a governing body during the network's implementation and maintenance.
Read the NYeC news release about New York's medical records network (pdf).
Read other coverage about healthcare information networks:
- Study: Sharing Information Among Michigan Hospitals Improves Patient Outcomes
- Healthcare Organizations in Minnesota Connect 75% of Minnesotans Through Nationwide Network
The proposal outlines a plan to spend $129 million in state and federal funds to build and implement a statewide medical records network that would connect hundreds of hospitals, thousands of clinicians and up to 20 million patients each year. Once the network is completed, New York physicians anywhere in the state would have immediate access to their patient's medical records, according to the news release.
The proposed network would link together several already-existing regional electronic medical record networks, with state agencies spearheading the project as a governing body during the network's implementation and maintenance.
Read the NYeC news release about New York's medical records network (pdf).
Read other coverage about healthcare information networks:
- Study: Sharing Information Among Michigan Hospitals Improves Patient Outcomes
- Healthcare Organizations in Minnesota Connect 75% of Minnesotans Through Nationwide Network