Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced a $218 million effort to build a new electronic health record system and improve the patient experience at the state’s 24 inpatient psychiatric centers — including two research facilities — and more than 300 outpatient programs.

The state Office of Mental Health awarded Oracle Health the funding to create a comprehensive statewide electronic health record system to aid in continuity of patient care and to improve evidence-based decision making by clinicians and boost overall efficiency of treatment delivery, according to a news release from Hochul's office.

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