Inside Healthcare IT Today

As federal and state mandates swirl about them, healthcare organizations continue pushing their way forward on a variety of key technology initiatives. Many are well on their way to full use of electronic health records, enabling complete mobility for their medical staffs, and building barriers around personally identifiable health information. But, many healthcare IT executives admit, much work is yet to be done in using IT to improve patient care and cut costs. In these articles, Computerworld and its sister publications CIO, CSO, ITworld and Network World explore the state of healthcare IT today.