Ohio REC opts for eClinicalWorks EMR

State regional extension center (REC) Ohio Regional Health Information Partnership (OHIP) has selected eClinicalWorks unified EMR and practice management system as an ambulatory vendor for its primary care providers statewide.

OHIP was founded by the Ohio State Osteopathic Association, the Ohio State Medical Association, the Ohio Hospital Association, BioOhio and the state of Ohio. The organization chose eClinicalWorks to assist the adoption of EHRs in the state, the Westborough, Mass.-based company said.

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