North Adams - David Delano of Clarksburg, Director of Information Technology for Northern Berkshire Healthcare, has been appointed to a state task force examining the creation of an electronic health records system. The task force, under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, was created by legislation passed in October, 2007.
The task force is charged with investigating the advisability of establishing an electronic medical records system that provides links between multiple settings including the MassHealth and SCHIP programs, and programs serving children in foster care that utilize health records. The task force will also evaluate the anticipated benefits of electronic medical records and make recommendations by the end of this year to the Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Delano is among those leading the Northern Berkshire e-Health Collaborative, a pilot project in North Berkshire which is developing an electronic medical record system. He was appointed Director of Information Technology for Northern Berkshire Healthcare in 2004 and oversees Information Technology for North Adams Regional Hospital, Sweet Brook Transitional Care & Living Centers, Sweetwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, and the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire.
“This is a significant acknowledgment of Dave’s expertise in the field of electronic medical records, and we congratulate him for his selection as a member of the state task force,” said Richard Palmisano, President and CEO of Northern Berkshire Healthcare. “This is another indication that our healthcare community in north Berkshire is helping to drive advances in care and technology.”
Delano and his wife Patricia have three children. They reside in Clarksburg.
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