North Dakota’s congressional delegation has recently announced that the state’s IT department is receiving a grant of over $5 million to apply to medical records and imaging technology.
The grant is part of a much larger national effort to establish a health information exchange that will drastically improve the quality and efficiency of health care.
By applying money toward medical records technology and medical imaging, outdated equipment will be updated and digital records will be created that can be accessed instantly and shared easily. The ability for instant-access anywhere will reduce turn-around time and improve patient care.
