Funding will pave the way for area providers to receive incentive payments for using electronic systems and exchanging health information electronically to improve health care 

Cincinnati, OH, February 12, 2010 – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that HealthBridge was awarded federal funding to help area physicians transition to electronic health records.  The announcement is part of a multi-phased effort by HHS to improve the quality and efficiency of health care by moving the country toward computerized health records.