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IT is a complex profession in and of itself, and health IT management even more so. While I'm not an IT recruiter, I'd wager that you wouldn't want anyone with less than a decade of hard-core Read more...

> Perlegen Sciences' plans to work with an EMR vendor to use patient data for genetics research have made some in the medical community upset. So what does Perlegen have to say? Read more...

Hospitals participating in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will soon be required to used computerized physician order entry under the insurer's new incentive plan. Under the health plan's Read more...

It's looking like e-prescribing is going to be the hottest health IT issue under discussion in 2008, according to a growing list of observers and stakeholders in the industry. For one thing, much Read more...

> A group of Maine health care providers have raised $4 million to begin building a statewide electronic health record system. Read more...

It's just a blog--but look who's blogging! In a recent post, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has suggested that not only Read more...

Today and tomorrow, I'll be at the Medical Group Management Association meeting in Philadelphia getting a reality check on physician practice issues. I'm excited to be here. I think we've arrived at Read more...

I don't know about you, but I couldn't survive without the basic IT tools I use to run my day. From given--but powerful--tools like email for communication (I'm a Thunderbird fan), Web browsers for Read more...

Sure, this study might be worth taking with a grain of salt, as the vendor behind the project profiled is taking a large hand in promoting the case. But it's still worthy to note that the University Read more...

> Several members of the U.S. House of Representatives have filed a bill which would offer $20 million to $30 million in grants to foster the development of rural health IT. Article

>The CDC has made its Web-based infection reporting network available to all U.S. healthcare facilities. Release

> A new study …

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