Case study: NH Blue plan offers mobile EMR access

New Hampshire's Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire plans to begin offering physicians access to patients' electronic health records via mobile phones. The new capabilities also allow doctors to e-prescribe using the phones, as well as through any appropriate Internet connection. Available data includes both clinical data and medical histories.

The announcement comes as part of Anthem's e-prescribing program, rather than an EMR rollout. New Hampshire actually has been a hotbed of e-prescribing activity, driven in part by an Anthem initiative. Late last year, the plan partnered with the NJ Citizens Health Initiative to kick off a statewide e-prescribing program for all of the state's doctors.

To learn more about the program:
- read this Healthcare IT News piece

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