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Health execs fear they can’t fill IT jobs...

For hospitals, health reform is also a technology reform – without the right IT, they’ll find it impossible to meet federal requirements. But finding...

Colorado Surge in IT Jobs Reflects National Trend...

Kaiser will add 500 IT jobs in Colorado by 2015, a fact that points to a larger, industry-wide hiring trend backed up by data from Hound.com...

Staff scarcities have healthcare CIOs strapped

Erin McCann, Associate Editor at Health IT News Respondents also indicated their need for specialists capable of implementing and supporting clinical applications, such as electronic medical records (EMRs) and computerized provider order entry. Some 74 percent of respondents to the CHIME survey...

Health Reform’s Medicaid Expansion...

Over the coming months, most states will be considering whether to expand Medicaid.  State advocates can play a critical role in these discussions by...

Mostashari on Meaningful Use: It’s a long road, but we have a roadmap

National Coordinator for Health IT, others, defend program at Congressional hearing November 14, 2012 | By Dan Bowman A delicate balance needs to be struck between the urgency to modernize the U.S. healthcare system and the pace of change that can be...

Survey: MU incentives top motivator for EMR adoption at small practices

By Frank Irving Federal incentives appear to be having the desired effect at the small-practice level, ramping up meaningful use of certified EHR/EMR technology, according to results of a survey released Jan. 9 by Practice Fusion, a company that offers a free...