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Tom Pettibone: EHR implementation--are you ready for change?
The U.S. government has set an aggressive goal for the healthcare industry, ensuring every American has an electronic healthcare record by 2014. As President Obama's recovery package rolls out... Read more...
Dr. Robert Teague: Electronic records as is could be 'potentially dangerous'
Having been at this for about 20 years--both in design and implementation--the current crop of electronic records is most definitely not ready for prime time. In the beginning, the software... Read more...
Dr. Doug Woolley: CMS needs to get tough on hospital acquired infections
Hospital acquired infections will continue to be a problem until CMS takes a tough stand that makes hospitals, physicians and surgeons financially responsible for all the costs that accrue from an... Read more...
