January 5, 2009

Government Getting Behind E-Health

Wayne Glowac

President-Elect Barack Obama has already begun healthcare reform under his plan to help the economy. Of the methods he has laid out for solving the crisis, one of them is to push healthcare online. And, according to this article, he isn’t alone.

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3792206/EHealthcare+Get...

One of the major challenges to making health records electronic continues to be HIPAA privacy concerns. But we feel the opportunities outweigh the challenges. Electronic healthcare allows the industry to streamline and re-structure, with less of an investment. And will result in savings and efficiency in the long run.

It’s time for healthcare to go digital, what is your organization doing to move forward?