A half million dollar federal grant will help small hospitals and rural critical health care centers in South Dakota convert to electronic medical records. The money goes to Healthpoint, a center on the Dakota State University campus in Madison. Debbie Hoffman of Healthpoint says the small, rural health centers are really the life line for many people…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/09/DEBBIEHOFFMAN920A.mp3|titles=DEBBIEHOFFMAN920A]Hoffman says those small medical centers need to be on an electronic system to qualify for subsidies from Medicare…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/09/DEBBIEHOFFMAN920B.mp3|titles=DEBBIEHOFFMAN920B]Hoffman says the electronic records should lead to better health care for consumers…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/09/DEBBIEHOFFMAN920C.mp3|titles=DEBBIEHOFFMAN920C]Healthpoint was set up by a five point seven million dollar grant last April.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton)