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Haphazard IT implementation increases potential for patient risk
There's a greater potential for patient harm when hospitals do not plan technology implementation, according to research published in the March issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
Report: Hospital IT spending to hit $6.8B by 2014
With federal stimulus payments encouraging spending, U.S. hospitals' investment in IT should see healthy growth over the next five years, according to new research released by HIMSS Analytics.
Will hospitals lose leverage if feds fund EMRs?
After a long wait for clarification, hospitals received official notice from the IRS and CMS on how they could give away EMRs to doctors without facing kickback accusations. Very gradually, hospitals
SPOTLIGHT: Hospital IT adoption slower than expected
Hospitals have ambitious plans for health IT adoption, of that there's no doubt. The thing is, they're doing it at a slower pace than executives had predicted, according to a new study by HIMSS. The
