News outlets report on challenges associated with the push to go digital in the next five years. Center for Public Integrity: Will Digital Technology Reduce Gap In Health Between Rich and Poor? Although the federal government is directing billions of dollars in economic stimulus money to get electronic health record technology into hospitals and clinics [...]

GE Healthcare has successfully linked its electronic medical records (EMR) solution with several non-GE inpatient systems, providing a single view of the patient record that will go beyond the requirements of meaningful use. The interoperability solution is set to debut at beta sites Capital Region Healthcare (N.H.) and Decatur Memorial Hospital (Ill.) in early 2011 [...]

The Patriot-News: “A statewide partnership has been awarded a $100 million grant in federal economic stimulus funds to expand access to broadband Internet in 39 counties across south and central Pennsylvania, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Robert P. Casey said Thursday.” One purpose of the network is to link medical facilities (Miller, 2/18). The (Kaneland, [...]

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration on Friday announced $975 million in grants to help states, doctors and hospitals move from paper to computerized record-keeping. Studies show electronic medical records help reduce medical errors and improve the quality of patient care. The grant money comes from the economic stimulus passed by Congress last year and is part of [...]