Health Information Technology
The Senate Health Committee is hearing legislation intended to further adoption of electronic health records in California (Bill status, 4/3). SB 320 by Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose) would require the Health and Human Services Agency to establish the California health care infrastructure program and develop a plan to make EHRs available to all state residents (Bill text, 3/29).
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