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Building a long-term plan for clinical IT in the meaningful use era.

HHS and CMS are launching a $1 billion campaign to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions and avoidable readmissions.

Former Sen. Alan Simpson delivered a frank look at the future of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security during his keynote address at the AHA's annual membership meeting.

A new report in Health Affairs suggests that adverse events may be higher than previously suspected.

Meaningful use is both an opportunity and a challenge for hospitals looking to build clinically powerful EMRs.

Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson, the chair of the Partnership for Quality Care, calls for increased patient safety protocols as part of an overall campaign to improve quality.

CIOs must break out of their technology silos to lead health IT adoption.

Hospitals must get much more involved with post-discharge facilities to reduce readmissions and build a solid continuum of care

April 2011 Letters

On-call coverage improves, but tensions can persist with private-practice docs