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Article: State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 12, 2009
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Almost 50 years ago, a Harvard-educated president gave voice to a
lofty ambition: to send men to the moon before the end of the 1960s.
A collection of brainiacs at MIT and Raytheon designed and built the
electronic navigation system that safely guided six Apollo
spacecraft to the lunar surface.
Earlier this year, another Harvard-educated president laid down
another big challenge: By 2014, every American will have an
electronic medical record, with the goal of cutting the cost - and
improving the quality - of healthcare.
While having your healthcare history digitized may not be as
inspirational as seeing Neil Armstrong step off that ladder, it's
likely to affect your life much more directly ...