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Investing in technologies which can cut medication errors is a top priority, according to a group of CIOs convened by HIMSS last week. The panelists, who were participating in a CIO roundtable staged Read more...

Providers are already spending big money on clinical technology, and it looks like they're only planning to spend more this year, according to a new study by strategic marketing firm the Gantry Read more...

Despite widespread talk of radical changes in health IT infrastructures and business practices, at least two senior health IT leaders think we're getting ahead of ourselves, according to an interview Read more...

Over the next two years, hospital executives expect to spend on IT more often than service or building expansions or make acquisitions, according to a new industry survey conducted by Prince Market 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...

In most other industries, IT investment is justified largely in terms of ROI. But last week's HIMSS survey results note, healthcare IT managers have some bigger fish to fry. The new research--the Read more...

New research from PricewaterhouseCoopers has drawn the provocative conclusion that there's a meaningful correlation between hospital IT investment and risk-adjusted mortality rates. PwC's research also found that eventually--once a hospital has invested enough--health IT can have a significant impact on hospital costs, operations and quality of care. The study's results are likely to echo loudly in CIO circles, as they do a lot to bolster arguments for a vigorous IT capital …

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