The New Jersey Health IT Program focuses on five key initiatives:
EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records. They make information available instantly, "whenever and wherever it is needed". And they bring together in one place everything about a patient's health for the betterment of the patient. More...
The New Jersey Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program provides EHR incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade, or demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. More...
The New Jersey Department of Health currently is accepting or is actively working towards accepting Public Health data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) based on the Meaningful Use (MU) standards and specifications for Public Health data. More...
NJHIN will provide the technology infrastructure to facilitate the electronic exchange of patient health information in New Jersey among health information organizations and State health data sources. More...
New Jersey has numerous regional health information organizations (HIOs) and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) that are all operating to support health information exchange in the State. More...
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey is home to over 2,000 licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and medical care facilities. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility.
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions.