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Ohio has reached 5,000 sign-ups in the number of primary care physicians who are
seeking guidance in selecting electronic health record systems. The state’s goal
is to sign up 6,000 physicians, a mark set by the Office of the National
Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC) under the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, which provided $43 million in funding for health
information technology initiatives in Ohio. The ONC hopes to reach 100,000
signs-ups nationally. As of late August, 87,000 physicians are participating
nationwide, and Ohio is the leading state, followed by California at 3,219 and
New York at 2,962. The Partnership also has developed an infrastructure for a
statewide health information exchange. Called CliniSync http://www.clinisync.org/index.php/what-is-clinisync/165.html,
this exchange ultimately will connect hospitals, health systems, physicians and
other healthcare professionals involved in a patient’s care. With patients’
permission, the exchange will allow participating organizations to access
records through a secure network in virtual time. For more information go to
www.clinisync.org
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