Why Healthcare Providers Aren't Happy With EHR Systems

	D.C. awards Obamacare IT work to offshore outsourcer | Andrew Litt: Social analytics provides an Rx for the pharmaceutical industry
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	Why Healthcare Providers Aren't Happy With EHR Systems The U.S. government is giving the healthcare industry billions of dollars in incentives to use electronic health records. Most organizations have EHR software in place, but as many as 35 percent wish they could switch systems. Are EHR vendors to blame, or are deeper forces at work? Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Hyperconvergence Era From cloud computing and virtualization to mobility and unified communications, an array of innovative technologies is transforming today's data centers. And along the way, they're also flooding corporate networks with enormous new torrents of traffic. Read Now In this Issue D.C. awards Obamacare IT work to offshore outsourcer Andrew Litt: Social analytics provides an Rx for the pharmaceutical industry WHITE PAPER: TEKsystems Attributes of Successful Mobile Outsourcing Partnerships TEKsystems commissioned IDG to survey Computerworld's audience regarding their organizations' mobility strategy, the approaches they have pursued or are pursing in implementing mobile technology within their organization and the various ways providers have addressed or plan to address select mobility obstacles. . Learn More D.C. awards Obamacare IT work to offshore outsourcer Infosys recently announced that it won a $49.5 million contract to develop a health benefit exchange for the District of Columbia. It is one of the larger government contracts won by an offshore outsourcing firm, but it's unclear whether any of the work will be done overseas. Read More Andrew Litt: Social analytics provides an Rx for the pharmaceutical industry The pharmaceutical industry on the whole has been cautious about its use of social media and mobile technology, but the pace is rapidly picking up. The opportunities are great and the time is right for pharmaceutical companies to establish and strengthen their social strategies as they await further guidance from the FDA. Read More
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