HIE market still a little like the 'Wild West'

May 25, 2012, 10:06 am by Healthcare IT News

Healthcare organizations have been very focused over the last two to four years on rolling out their electronic health record strategy, which has been driven largely by the meaningful use incentives. Today, however, Integrated delivery networks (IDNs) are starting to recognize that their EHRs alone will not solve every problem – especially care coordination issues between IDNs. read more

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