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The Florida Times-Union reports, Beginning Thursday, no matter where most of Florida's 2.6 million Medicaid recipients go for healthcare, their medical records will travel with them.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and Availity of Jacksonville are launching a website that puts their records at doctors' fingertips. The project is one giant step toward President Barack Obama's goal of a nationwide health information network and costs the cash-strapped state no money to implement.
The site will allow doctors to bring up the previous 18 months of Medicaid claims for each patient, enabling them to view information about lab tests, prescriptions, medical procedures and more. An AHCA officials said the program should provide better care for patients and allow the state to reduce it $18 billion Medicaid bill.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and Availity of Jacksonville are launching a website that puts their records at doctors' fingertips. The project is one giant step toward President Barack Obama's goal of a nationwide health information network and costs the cash-strapped state no money to implement.
The site will allow doctors to bring up the previous 18 months of Medicaid claims for each patient, enabling them to view information about lab tests, prescriptions, medical procedures and more. An AHCA officials said the program should provide better care for patients and allow the state to reduce it $18 billion Medicaid bill.
