DEPARTMENTS INSIDE March 2013, Vol. 21, No. 3
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Editor’s Note
Physician buy-outs not necessarily
a bad idea.
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Newsline
Industry bucks downward I. T. hiring
trend; payers not ready for reform-driven payment models.
16 Washington Report
New care coordination codes;
cloud vendor security challenges
under the new HIPAA regulations.
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Readmission Woes
The industry struggles with ways to
keep patients from coming back to
the hospital.
84
Getting Real
Real-time location systems are
starting to provide value in
innovative ways.
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Contracts
Allscripts scores a big win overseas;
Emmi Solutions nails down new
accounts.
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Executive Session
Robin Henderson of the Oregon
Health Council overcomes EHR
privacy fears for mental health.
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