The Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Shared Health, one of the country's largest health information exchanges, have launched a system for electronic health records and electronic prescribing for more than 500,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Mississippi, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
The contract between Shared Health, which has records for approximately 4 million patients, and the Mississippi Division of Medicaid was announced last August. The joint effort aims to better connect the integrated network of Medicaid beneficiaries' healthcare providers to patients' medical records. Shared Health hopes to help the Mississippi Division of Medicaid reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care through the partnership.
Under the four-year contract, Shared Health will offer Mississippi Medicaid providers with a secure web-based EHR, electronic prescribing system, access to hospital discharge information and support services for EHR adoption.
Read the Healthcare IT News report about the Mississippi EHR and electronic prescribing system.
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The contract between Shared Health, which has records for approximately 4 million patients, and the Mississippi Division of Medicaid was announced last August. The joint effort aims to better connect the integrated network of Medicaid beneficiaries' healthcare providers to patients' medical records. Shared Health hopes to help the Mississippi Division of Medicaid reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care through the partnership.
Under the four-year contract, Shared Health will offer Mississippi Medicaid providers with a secure web-based EHR, electronic prescribing system, access to hospital discharge information and support services for EHR adoption.
Read the Healthcare IT News report about the Mississippi EHR and electronic prescribing system.
Read more coverage about healthcare information technology:
- Government Panel Rules Health Information Exchanges Must Have Patient Consent
- Three Things to Know About the Future of Medical Faxing
- California Launches Nation's Largest Telehealth Network to Better Connect Healthcare Providers