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

The Path Ahead: Taking the Next Steps Toward Meaningful Use

By: David Raths

Healthcare Informatics, January, 2012

Even the best-positioned hospital and health system organizations have been struggling with some aspects of meaningful use. What are the implications of their struggles for the path forward into Stages 2 and 3? A look at the current challenges on the ground, and the path ahead.

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The economics of interfacing

By: Eliot Muir

Health Management Technology, January, 2012

Should you build a custom healthcare interface solution or buy one? Here are several key considerations to review before you decide.

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Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards

By: Joseph Goedert

Health Data Management, December 21, 2011

The program is open to individuals from across the spectrum of industry stakeholders--hospitals, group practices, payers, associations, federal and state governments, and health technology vendors--who have helped in the evolution of EHR technology and its increasing adoption by provider organizations.

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Data doctors: scarce supply, high demand

By: Bernie Monegain

Healthcare IT News, December, 2011

Chief medical information officers started to be in great demand in 2011 – just as the job was getting more demanding.

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