In the August 21, 2009 Morning Briefing a News Release was referenced,
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/press/Pages/index.aspx?NewsID=5039, which was distributed regarding the August 14, 2009 visit to the Medical Center by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Secretary Sebelius viewed examples of health information technology during a tour of Ohio State Medical Center. It was noted that the latest technology is resulting in safer and more patient-focused care at the Ohio State University Medical Center with a conversion to a fully integrated electronic system for all medical records. Dr. Mekhjian, Chief Medical Officer at the Medical Center, explained that present work "is an extension of the electronic medical record technology that we have had in place since the mid-1990s.”
Important to our Department, Drs.
Milisa Rizer and
Tom Best were key to the visit. Dr. Rizer is clinical director of the outpatient electronic medical record project and has led the implementation process. The first site to acquire and use the new electronic medical record was the
Rardin Family Practice Center.
The Columbus Dispatch and local TV stations covered the story.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2009/08/22/sebelius.ART_ART_08-22-09_A3_68ERGSI.html?sid=101
