Healthcare Misinformation

The rise of Health IT and technology systems can present many benefits for children and families throughout healthcare systems.

Resources

http://www.healthitnow.org/

http://www.healthit.com/

http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=650&PageID=0&parentname=ObjMgr
&parentid=106&mode=2&dummy=

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/

http://www.govhealthit.com/

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/

Articles

Keeping kids healthy
By Megan Ferland
June 17, 2008

This year’s legislative session marked an important time for the health of Colorado’s children and families. The legislature and Governor directed millions of dollars towards improving the health of our state’s kids and families. From bolstering the Colorado Infant Immunization Program, an information system that allows doctors to ensure that kids are up-to-date on shots, to investing in health information technology that improves efficiencies in the health care system and reduces waste, to strengthening Colorado’s Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) providing coverage for previously uninsured kids in our state; we can truly say within one year, we have made some of the most significant advancements in improving our state’s health care system in one legislative session than we have in the past few years combined.

Governor Plans to Give Minnesotans Access to Electronic Health Records by 2011
Government Techonogy
Jul 31, 2008
By Corey McKenna

Tim Pawlenty yesterday announced initiatives that will help consumers take control of their personal health care information, encourage more patient-directed spending decisions for state employees and engage Minnesotans in health care policy discussions.

Tips for Parents

To learn more about the benefits of new technologies in healthcare systems see: http://www.1105govinfo.com/index.html OR http://www.healthitnow.org/index.php