Massachusetts seeks more use of electronic medical records

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Boston Globe, December 5, 2007

Massachusetts health officials say the state is in danger of losing its lead in implementing electronic medical records and needs to quickly decide how to pay for the new systems and what role government should play. The officials are scheduled to attend a conference, hosted by the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum that will explore ways to apply lessons learned from the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative.

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