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Jeff Rowe Jeff Rowe is the editor of HITECHWatch, a segment of Healthcare IT News dedicated to tracking news and research relevant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's HITECH legislation.1
Security issues loom as transition continues February 06, 2012 | Jeff Rowe
This blog is largely focused on the nuts and bolts of the health IT transition. But one could fairly argue that the key to the success of health IT lies not in getting the right hardware in place, but in figuring out how to keep patient data secure regardless of the equipment at hand.
Payoffs not always clear with IT investments January 04, 2012 | Jeff Rowe
Investments are often risky, but the current huge investment in health IT seems to bring a particularly unique risk. Why? Well, because when you come right down to it it’s not always clear what the payoff is going to be.
In the age of health IT, doctors and patients need to learn how to communicate January 04, 2012 | Jeff Rowe
In the age of health IT, doctors and patients need to learn how to communicate