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Health IT Journeys

Looking for case studies and best practices involving electronic health records? Read our Health IT Journeys: Stories From the Road

Breaking Down the Barriers

Laura Landro - June 8, 2010

When health-care providers exchange electronic medical records, costs go down and patient care goes up.
The Wall Street Journal (published April 13, 2010)

Urban Health Plan

South Bronx, NY - May 27, 2010

The implementation of EHRs improves access to care and reduces health disparities for the urban underserved in the South Bronx.

Dr. Russell Kohl, Green Country Family Medicine

Vinita, Oklahoma - May 27, 2010

A two-doctor practice in rural Oklahoma creatively funds the practice’s journey to health IT implementation.

Obama’s Health IT Leader Says Doctors Will Embrace Change

May 24, 2010 Dr. Blumenthal describes how Federal stimulus funds will help doctors and hospitals adopt electronic medical records. Kaiser Health News

What’s Keeping Us So Busy in Primary Care? A Snapshot from One Practice

April 29, 2010

A small practice uses health IT to streamline delivery of care. Richard J. Baron, M.D., F.A.C.P. New England Journal of Medicine, 362: 1632-1636

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