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Has Economic Stimulus Created Buyers or Merely Tire-Kickers?
November 11, 2009 7:28 PM by Bob Mitchell

I posted a blog recently about Software Advice posting a survey on its site. Here's the results of their survey about whether stimulus money for electronic health record/electronic medical record (EHR/EMR) adoption was creating any buyers or just tire-kickers. Read More...

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The Impact of Economic Stimulus on EMR Adoption
October 28, 2009 4:31 PM by Bob Mitchell

Software Advice is hosting a survey on its blog until Oct. 29 about the impact the federal economic stimulus bill has had on EMR adoption rates. The article and survey to the link are located here: http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/obamas-emr-stimulus-of-2009-creating-buyers-or-tire-kickers-1102709/ Read More...

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Finally, Some Hopeful News About Health IT Spending
March 26, 2009 10:08 AM by Bob Mitchell

After weeks of downright horrible news on the economy, it's nice to see good news -- even if just a glimmer. A survey published this week by TNS Global, a global market information research firm, offers health care IT suppliers hope in these horrible Read More...

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Focusing on Data Center Efficiencies
February 20, 2009 10:11 AM by Bob Mitchell

The next time you're stoking the fire in the furnace of your data center you might want to think about how efficient the data center's operations really are. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently Read More...

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Health Care Initiatives Will Align Goals for Efficiency, Access and Quality
January 14, 2009 9:53 AM by Bob Mitchell

Health Industry Insights, an IDC company, came out with its top 10 predictions for 2009. I really don't like top 10 predictions, but some of these are interesting. Let me know if you think any, all or none of these predictions will come true. It's your Read More...

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Is Documentation Consuming Nursing?
June 27, 2008 12:08 PM by Frank Irving

According to Spyglass Consulting Group research, nurses are spending upwards of 50 percent of their time documenting patient care. Quoted in an article in the upcoming July print edition of ADVANCE , Spyglass ' Managing Director Gregg Malkary said the Read More...

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Subprime’s Meltdown and its Impact on Health Care
December 5, 2007 9:40 AM by Bob Mitchell

The meltdown in the subprime lending market is hitting home. Health care organizations that carry Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage are being snagged into the subprime mortgage market meltdown. Read More...

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