INSIDE
March 2013
Volume 21, No. 3
FEATURES
Big, Bigger,
Biggest
Data repositories
balloon to unprecedented levels. Coping
with “Big Data.”
34
Not Just
for Kids
Health games are
making their mark—
but who will pay the
freight?
42
The Reality
of RACs
RAC audits are
recovering billions in
alleged overpayments.
Here’s how to cope.
58
Nurse I. T.
Winners
A community hospital
in Alabama wins the
annual Nursing I. T.
Innovation Award.
66
24
COVER STORY
A Risky Transition
Independent group practices
are being bought up left and
right by hospitals, and the
I. T. risks are significant.
Photo Illustration by C.J. Burton
