West Virginia Health Improvement Institute

W.Va. Health Improvement Institute (WVHII)

News

Four items were published in the Institute’s news listing between March 2013 and September 2014. They are reproduced here with their original dates and attributions.

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Dwayne Edwards: Protection of electronic health data is essential for the medical community

· Charleston Daily Mail, Sept. 16, 2014

http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20140916/DM04/140919488/1279

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Electronic records to improve health care

· The Register-Herald

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Dwayne Edwards: Digitized medical records improving health care

As we observe National Information Technology week in West Virginia, let’s take pride in the ongoing efforts to transition from paper medical records to electronic ones. Nearly every hospital and rural health center and 1,000 plus health care providers across our state have made the transition to Electronic Health Records.

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WVRHITEC Achieves Goal Of Helping 1,000 Doctors Adopt EHRs

The West Virginia Regional Health Information Technology Extension Center (WVRHITEC) has achieved its goal of helping 1,000 West Virginia’s primary care providers to adopt a certified electronic health record system.

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