N.J. electronic medical records program gets federal funding.New Jersey's pilot program to study the implementation of secure electronic medical records statewide has received a federal grant of $349,000. The study, which should be completed by March 2007, began last May. It is headed by the state's Department of Banking and Insurance and task force, which aided the state in implementing an electronic health claims system, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the department. The task force will research how best to implement electronic medical records, as well as address security, privacy and ownership concerns during its long-term project, the department said. Electronic medical records reduce medical errors and unnecessary tests by allowing physicians to easily and efficiently share patients' medical records. It also would reduce health-care costs. A report in the journal Health Affairs said that if the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. were to use an electronic medical record system, the savings could be nearly $78 billion a year. The U.S. government anticipates savings of about $140 billion a year. Insurance Commissioner Steven Goldman Steven Goldman is a sports writer on baseball and a commentator on the New York Yankees and at times on the New York Mets. During the summer, he is a semiweekly baseball columnist for The New York Sun said in a statement that New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as is committed to "the increased use of technology in streamlining government and delivering services to the public." In April 2004, President George W. Bush called for a national electronic health record system to replace a "19th century paperwork system" by 2014. The following month, Dr. David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Brailer, who has since left the position, was appointed as the first national health information technology coordinator to oversee the project. Doctors are resistant to investing in electronic health records because of the upfront cost. On average, it costs about $35,000 per doctor to set up e-health records in a small medical practice. That's almost one quarter the average annual income of physicians in specialties such as pediatrics pediatrics (pēdēă`trĭks), branch of medicine dedicated to the attainment of the best physical, emotional, and social health for infants, children, and young people generally. or internal medicine. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS awarded the grants to 34 states studying the implementation of electronic medical records. |
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