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Pennsylvania, get ready for another acronym: "QUICKSTEPS" (Quality Improvement and Care for Kids through Electronic Programs).  This is the state’s new five-year pediatric EMR initiative, funded by the U.S.

Continue Reading Pennsylvania “QUICKSTEPS” Program to apply $10 Million in Federal Funds Toward Promotion of Pediatric EHR

This is the seventh installment in a series of blog posts that relate to the governance concerns surrounding developments in HIPAA, HITECH and HIT.

For a number of months this

Continue Reading Governance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders – The Need for an IT Champion to Serve as a Link between IT Personnel and Other Stakeholders – Installment 7