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Irfan Iqbal, Director of Medical Informatics, Sequel Systems, says the U.S. government’s plan to provide grant money to hospitals in making the transition from paper-based to electronic health records (EHRs) would give the hospitals the resources it needs to enter the digital age and create much-needed jobs. |
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In a live web cast hosted by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Aug 7th, Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology answered critics of the administration’s healthcare reform efforts and underscored the role of health information technology in accomplishing it stating that the adoption of health information technology will serve as a catalyst for achieving the goals of healthcare reform legislation. |
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Computerization of health records vis-à-vis Electronic Health Records (EHR) or Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is arguably the most important health care information technology trend these days. Although health care information management arena has been relatively slow in catching up to technology, physicians and others in the health care industry are starting to see the impact that information technology has had on other industries and they are ready utilize technology as a tool as well. As paper begins to disappear, utilizing technological devices to provide secure, timely and logically organized access to clinical information will become more realistic and imperative. Of course, with President Obama’s economic stimulus package offering monetary incentives for adoption and use of EHR through the HITECH act, there is no doubt healthcare information technology has received a much needed boost. |
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Sequel Systems highly commends and supports Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's initiative towards implementing digitizing medical records in Suffolk, said Irfan Iqbal, Director of Medical Informatics, Sequel Systems Inc. Given that we are also in Suffolk County, we believe it to be a source of pride to be at the forefront of implementing President Barack Obama's call to standardize and digitize all health records by 2014 through the steps that will be taken by Mr. Levy at Suffolk County health centers. |
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