DHS to Adopt Electronic Health Record System for Undocumented Aliens


Written by Camille Tuutti
Aug 23, 2010

The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to implement an electronic health record system to increase the efficiency of its healthcare services for undocumented immigrants and fugitive aliens detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Government Health IT reports.

The department said it is overhauling its information systems, and the EHR system could be developed by government agencies or commercial companies, or could be a hosted service. The system must meet “meaningful useâ€