Worth a Read: Articles of Interest to the Healthcare IT Field

A House Divided
By: David Raths
HealthCare Informatics, March, 2009

Bridging the chasm between clinical and financial data involves merging clinical data with the financial piece to get true performance management.

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Blade Runner
By: Daphne Lawrence
HealthCare Informatics, March, 2009

Although blade servers are one of the fastest growing segments of the server market, there are some pitfalls. This article reviews some of the major benefits of using blade servers and virtualization as well as the difficulties associated with a lack of standardization within this technology.

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Using Barcode Medication Administration to Improve Quality and Safety
Authors:
Julie M. Hook, M.S.
Jonathan Pearlstein, B.A.
Anita Samarth, B.S.
Caitlin Cusack, M.D., M.P.H.
AHRQ Health IT Portfolio, December, 2008

A review of the challenges faced by grantees of AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) in developing, implementing, or evaluating barcoding interventions.

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