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Mass. Poised to Be First State With Electronic Medical Records

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:57:35 -0500

By Jennifer Peter, Associated Press Writer

BOSTON -- Within five years, physicians could be able to access
patients' records from any hospital or doctors' office in the state
under a new "eHealth" initiative financed with an infusion of $50
million from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

The project, which will begin as a pilot program in three communities,
could make Massachusetts the first in the nation to have a statewide
electronic medical record system, which would allow doctors to easily
see what kind of care a patient has received from other physicians,
avoid duplications, and prevent medical errors.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/12/06/mass_poised_to_become_first_state_with_electronic_medical_records/

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