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Two New Studies Analyze EHR, Health IT Adoption Trends
The journal Health Affairs recently published two studies written by current or former employees of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT that examine health IT adoption in critical access hospitals and federally qualified health centers. Clinical Innovation & Technology et al. Read More
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
