As a resident of California, it has been painful for me to see how much the state has struggled. Balloon deficits caused by unnecessary programs have put California in a very bad state. As I read the article regarding California Health Provider tackes EHR, I hope they can do a better job to prevent the ballooning of health care cost.
Community Memorial Health System is a not-for-profit with two hospitals and nine family health centers in Ventura County, an affluent coastal area of California adjacent to Los Angeles. Community Memorial was established in 2005 by the merger of the 240-bed Community Memorial Hospital and 103-bed Ojai Valley Community Hospital.
Community Memorial will host the Allscripts software for 70 contracted physicians in its nine clinics, along with a pilot group of 12 community physicians, before offering it to other affiliated physicians in the community. Community Memorial is taking advantage of recent changes to Stark federal regulations that allow hospitals to provide assistance to non-employed physicians in purchasing healthcare IT.