20 Nov 2009 06:00 AM
Kansas Pilot Program To Use Electronic Medical Records To Coordinate Care
A health information technology project "may revolutionize how health care is managed" by using medical records to coordinate patients' records. The Kansas City Star reports: "A pilot program is helping 13 area doctors' offices convert to doing that for their patients. The two-year program, backed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Leawood-based TransforMED, involves 13 primary care, family practice and pediatric medical practices. ... And by the time the study is complete, Blue Cross has pledged to change the way it compensates those doctors…
