The industry is abuzz with rumors about Kaiser Permanente's IT strategy [1], triggered by an employee memo detailing his concerns about the company's extremely costly EMR system. Healthcare IT execs are scandalized by the purported failure of the billion-dollar system, run on technology provided by leading EMR vendor Epic Systems. But in reality, Kaiser execs should be more concerned about the collapse of the company's kidney transplant program [2], says blogger Matthew Holt. He notes that while Kaiser's CEO has spoken out publicly regarding the IT issue, he seeming doesn't plan to address the transplant scandal. Blog [3]
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[1] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/kaiser-controversy-fells-top-exec/2006-11-08
[2] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/kaiser-fined-2m-for-transplant-problems/2006-08-10
[3] http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2006/11/health_plans_a_.html