Here’s the question of the week: Should the U.S. government shell out the $19 billion that’s earmarked for electronic health records (EHR) if computerization doesn’t improve health care quality, reduce costs or boost administrative efficiency?

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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, doctors, electronic health records, healthcare, hospitals, Software

Yes, the economy seems to be slowly picking itself up and dusting itself off, but that doesn’t mean that companies are hiring and wages are rising again in most industries, save one: healthcare.

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Tags: electronic records, healthcare, industry, IT jobs