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» Quick Start Guide - Medicaid EHR Incentive Program - Updated 1/9/12
» Public Meeting -- Georgia Health IT Town Hall -- Friday, December 16, 2011
» Statewide HIE Strategic and Operational Plans - 6/11» Advertising and Public Relations RFP to Support DCH Health Information Technology - Cancellation of RFP.
» Advertising and Public Relations RFP to Support DCH Health Information Technology - Bidding now closed.
» Georgia's Medicaid EHR Incentive Program: More Than a Powerful Prescription for Better Care - 9/06/11
» State of Georgia Pledges Support for Conversion to Electronic Health Records - 9/02/11
» Georgia SMHP - 8/10/11
» View the Video of Third Annual CMS HITECH Conference May 24, 2011
National HIT Coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari specifically recognizes Georgia.
» DCH Receives Approval for Statewide HIE - 3/30/11
» Georgia HIE - Approved Strategic & Operational Plans - 7/26/11
» $1.7 Million Awarded for Cancer Patient-Centered HIE - 1/31/11
About HIT
Health Information Technology (HIT) in the Department of Community Health is responsible for leading the strategic efforts of the State of Georgia for health information technology adoption and health information exchange to improve health care delivery for patients and providers.
DCH's responsibilities for health information technology are:
- To develop Georgia’s HIT Multi-year Strategic Plans
- To implement Georgia’s strategic initiatives for health information technology adoption and health information exchange
- To accomplish the vision of the Governor’s Executive Orders to establish a statewide strategy to enable health information to be readily available and transparent