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With MU deadline approaching, feds publish useful primer
Jeff Rowe, Editor

It’s funny how deadlines can focus the mind.

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Provider associates need security plans, too
So you’ve been working hard to firm up your IT security protocols and systems, and you’re feeling good about the progress you’ve made. Read More
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Info exchange moves closer to center stage
Increasingly, it seems, health IT policymakers, observers and vendors alike are turning to the topic of interoperability and information exchange. Read More
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Search for savings sends provider to the cloud
One of the biggest concerns healthcare providers have when it comes to the digital transition revolves around both the initial cost and the ongoing expense of new health IT. Read More
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California REC marks two years in business
At a time when many healthcare providers are poring through ONC’s MU Stage 2 proposal to see what lies ahead, the country’s largest Regional Extension Center (REC) is looking back at what it’s accomplished since it was founded just two years ago. Read More
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Speech recording provider strikes alliances

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