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Inside the Democrats' HIT Savings Claims

August 28, 2008    
The following will be included in the next issue of my bi-weekly Healthcare IT Value Digest (let me know if you'd like a free subscription): The

EHR Failures: Can We Do Better Than the Average?

July 31, 2008    
Several weeks ago I posted the following comment about the difference between the CBO’s and RAND’s analysis of EMR/EHR value:   “The PROBABILITY is

What Hospitals Don't Know Can Hurt You

July 1, 2008    
Ninety three percent of CIOs surveyed by HIMSS feel that medication safety is an issue that technology can address (the number two answer was

Leadership: the Possible, not the Probable

June 17, 2008    
This past Friday the Health IT Now! Coalition briefed lawmakers in support of subsidies for electronic health record systems.  At this event a RAND

The CBO vs. RAND - Who's Right About Health IT Value?

May 22, 2008    
In a report released Tuesday of this week the Congressional Budget Office concluded that "By itself, the adoption of more health IT is generally not

An EHR is Strategic

May 20, 2008    
The primary justification for the enormous cost and risk of EHR implementation is a belief by hospital executives and Board members that they will

Measuring IT Value: What Intel Got Right - and Wrong

May 12, 2008    
I recently attended Intel's webinar on Measuring the Value of Mobility at the Point of Care.  In this session, Intel representatives teamed with