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| Tuesday, 01 September 2009 07:00 |
Worth a Read: Articles of Interest to the Healthcare IT FieldOne-on-One With Caritas Christi SVP & CIO Todd Rothenhaus, M.D. Caritas Christi Health Care System–the largest community-based hospital network in New England–is in the second phase of its EHR rollout. A few weeks ago, the organization completed an extensive nine-week training regimen with its 1,200-member physician group to lay the groundwork for CPOE adoption and proper use of the EHR. Recently, HCI Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra had a chance to talk with Rothenhaus about how the current federal policy initiatives were effecting his plans. Part III – In this part of our interview, Rothenhaus says it’s critical to have clinical people embedded in the IT department. Part II - In this part of our interview, Rothenhaus says implementing core clinical systems is so prevalent it can no longer be called “strategy.” Part I - Rothenhaus says physicians come in different flavors, with each requiring a specific IT approach. HIEs Seek a Cash Injection State and regional organizations hope to receive a dose of ARRA funds to boost health information exchange to the next level. A Glass Slipper? For cash-strapped organizations with EMR dreams, open-source software may be a perfect fit. eHealth Inititative's Annual Survey Reports Sharp Increase in Data Exchange The number of health information exchange initiatives that report being operational and exchanging data has increased nearly 40 percent since 2008.
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