Rural Kansas Doctor Among First to Earn EHR Designation

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, by Bryan Thompson

A family practice doctor in Western Kansas is thought to the first in the state and among the first in the nation to earn federal certification for her use of electronic health records. We get more from Jim McLean of the KHI News Service.

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