WHITEC keeps Wisconsin ahead of the health IT curve

This week marks the eighth annual Health Information Technology Week, dedicated to raising public awareness about the value of IT information that helps patients better manage their health in the digital age.

MetaStar, the state’s nonprofit quality improvement organization for health providers, launched the federally-designated Wisconsin Health Information Technology Extension Center in 2010 to help more hospitals and doctors transition to electronic health records. WHITEC is one of 62 Regional Extension Centers established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology through funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (WHN, 9/20)