The majority (60 percent) of healthcare organizations that have engaged a firm for discrete IT services reported seeing more value for their IT dollars since outsourcing, according to a new KLAS report — IT Outsourcing: Better Service in a Shifting Market. Click on the player below to hear a Podcast interview with report author Mike […]
CHIME Concerned About Meaningful Use Definition
Reporting, product certification and implementation deadlines represent major concerns that could affect efforts to implement EHRs under HITECH, according to CHIME. CHIME’s initial analysis of the provisions favors the phased approach used to measure the meaningful use of EHRs. “Through the phased approach, first-year meaningful use criteria will apply to hospitals whenever they are eligible. […]