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There Is No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ in Building a Nationwide Health Information Network
A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Private and secure health information exchange enables information to follow the patient
“Meaningful” Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange
Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
I recently reported on our announcement of State Health Information Technology Grants and grants to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, as authorized

Federal Funds Incentives Establishing Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Legislators Scrambling to Establish Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, Alaska, pushed a bill that would establish an electronic health information exchange system that would draw on federal funds.
In response to President
Federally Qualified Health Centers Ready for EHRs
Numerous Federally Qualified Health Centers are Ready for Electronic Health Records
Crusader Community Health one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Illinois, has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice
State Level EHR Projects and Proposals
This report was prepared by the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) in collaboration with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) and the National Governors Association Center for Best