Public invited to attend meeting about state’s progression on moving to electronic medical records

The public is invited to hear how the state’s plans to implement an electronic health record system are progressing.

EHR three-part series

• Health industry moving to electronic health records.

• Paper or computer. Doctors discuss preferences for handling records.

• The Department of Veterans Affairs is paving the way for others when it comes to sharing records.

The monthly meeting of the e-Health Advisory Council will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Topeka at the SRS Learning Center, Room D, Second Street and MacVicar Avenue.

The e-Health Advisory Council is a group of health care stakeholders that is guiding the planning and implementation process of health information exchange in Kansas.

The primary goal is to allow health care providers and stakeholders to share data for coordinating patient care and to support public entities in understanding and improving health goals for the entire population.

An agenda is available online at www.kanhit.org.