Medical records access speeds up in Bay State

BOSTON — Massachusetts has launched the next phase of an electronic medical records system designed to make it easier for doctors to pull up a patient’s medical history with the click of a button.

State officials say the Mass HIway Health Information Exchange will for the first time let health care providers locate, request, and retrieve medical records from other participating health care providers across the state on a secure, interconnected system.

Gov. Deval Patrick attended the launch of the system at an event Wednesday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Patrick said the new system would reduce health costs and improve patient care. Fifty-five institutions are already connected to the system.

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