5,000 N.J. PCPs commit to EHR adoption

Jeff Byers | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine
The New Jersey Health IT Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) has reached a significant milestone with 5,000 primary care providers committing to transitioning to EHRs.

Each member doctor has signed an agreement pledging to work with NJ-HITEC to become a "meaningful user" of EHRs. The milestone was achieved six months ahead of the April 2012 deadline.

The next phase will be to assist NJ-HITEC's primary care providers utilize their EHR systems to meet the federal criteria of "meaningful use" established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, NJ-HITEC added.

Jeff Byers

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