State Perspectives on E-Prescribing
All across the U.S., a variety of initiatives are underway to
encourage the widespread adoption of electronic prescribing
(e-prescribing) and health information technology (HIT) as a means
to improve healthcare quality and outcomes. The number and
diversity of these state and regional initiatives continue to
proliferate, given the recent availability of federal funding under
the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) provisions of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
of 2009 (ARRA). This funding has been established to encourage
physicians and hospitals to adopt and meaningfully use electronic
health records. E-prescribing is at the core of meaningful use -
positioning all stakeholders involved with e-prescribing
initiatives to play an important role as the focus on HIT
increases.
Federal funding will also allow some of these initiatives (if
awarded Cooperative Agreements by the federal government) to become
'Regional Extension Centers', responsible for helping physicians to
become meaningful users of electronic health records. The articles
in this "State Perspectives" series aim to showcase a variety of
leading programs, initiatives and approaches that are being
deployed in different states to advance the cause of HIT across the
U.S.
Click on a state name to read the full profile for that
state.
Illinois
Indiana
North
Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
