The Kentucky Health Information Exchange will create a technology infrastructure across the state that will allow doctors or other healthcare providers to have more complete and instantaneous medical histories for their patients at the point of making critical healthcare decisions.
Government Technology (01/16/09) News Report
Kentucky is moving
forward with the creation of a statewide health information exchange -- an
initiative that will position the commonwealth as a national leader in e-health.
"While all states -- including Kentucky -- are looking for ‘shovel-ready'
projects as part of a proposed federal stimulus, we are looking for innovative
and groundbreaking ways to implement health technology . . . that will save
lives and significantly reduce costs," said Gov. Steve Beshear. The Kentucky
Health Information Exchange will create a technology infrastructure across the
state that will allow doctors or other healthcare providers to have more
complete and instantaneous medical histories for their patients at the point of
making critical healthcare decisions. The exchange will be set up to ensure
patient privacy as paper records are converted to digital.
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