Nebraska 17th in E-Prescribing
Nebraska is ranked 17th in e-prescribing by Surescripts with 75% of physicians in Nebraska e-prescribing and over 90% of pharmacies activated for e-prescribing.
eHealth Council
The eHealth Council was created by the Nebraska Information Technology Commission on Feb. 22, 2007 to facilitate discussions among eHealth initiatives in the state and to make recommendations to the NITC regarding the adoption and interoperability of eHealth technologies. eHealth technologies include telehealth, electronic health records, electronic prescribing, clinical decision support, computerized provider order entry, and health information exchange. The widespread adoption of eHealth technologies is expected to reduce health care costs, reduce medical errors, and improve the quality of care.
New Nebraska Operational eHealth Plan
The NITC eHealth Council approved the 2013 Nebraska Operational eHealth Plan at their meeting on May 1, 2013. The operational plan guides the implementation of the $6.8 million State HIE Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT through the HITECH ACT enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The 2012 strategic plan is also available.