State forms public-private pact for paperless medical records push - Business First of Columbus:

The state is hoping a public-private partnership with an eye on electronic medical records helps its chances in snagging a piece of more than $1 billion in federal stimulus dollars.

Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday tapped the nonprofit Ohio Health Information Partnership, a subsidiary of Columbus group BioOhio, to work with the state Department of Insurance on a new collaboration to help the health-care industry transition to electronic medical records and create a safe statewide network for accessing patient information...