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A New Paradigm for Chronic Care Management

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The New Encryption Generation: Closing the Gap

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February 1, 2008

Cover Story

The Value of Speaking The Same Language

What in the world is the difference between an “electronic medical record,” “electronic health record” and “personal health record?” What’s the difference between a “regional health information organization” and a “health information exchange?”

Feature

Magnet Hospitals Rely on I.T.

I.T. Progress at Smaller Hospitals

Let's Make A Deal

Be Prepared

Hospitals

A Dashboard for the OR

Massachusetts General experiments with large monitors that clearly display patient information.

Group Practices

Handling I.T. Responsibilities

Why some practices hire full-time technicians, while others rely on existing staff to get the job done.

Payers

Getting Some Outside Help

Why one payer is turning to outsourcers to help it manage I.T. for its consumer-driven health plan.

My Two Cents

What It Means to Be Really Busy

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Corporate Strategy

Staying the Course, With a Twist

For eight years, SRSsoft has sold a document imaging and management system for physicians who want electronic records, but not a full-fledged electronic medical records system.

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Special Report

RHIOs Struggle to Find a map to Success

Health information exchanges evaluate their predecessors’ strategies to determine what to do — and what not to do — to achieve viability.

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