Articles from Healthcare Informatics (December 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A living document.	Kayuha, Ross	Letter to the editor	302
A new sheriff in town: for CIOs on both sides of a hospital merger, fast evolving dynamics require copious amounts of communication.	Lawrence, Daphne		1576
Best of the blogs.			1330
Brave new world: when new leadership steps in, taking a proactive approach can make a world of difference.	Tolan, Tim		1148
HAI--a high visibility problem: recent studies show that hospitals with low HAI rates rely heavily on IT, but the jury is still out on where a CIO should begin.	Lawrence, Daphne		1473
Money talks.			290
No sponge left behind: cutting-edge bar coding technologies are being leveraged in an attempt to make foreign bodies left in patients a thing of the past.	Gamble, Kate Huvane		1801
One-on-one with Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash.		Interview	120
One-on-one with Palo Alto Medical Foundation CMIO Paul Tang, M.D.		Interview	111
One-on-one with University Hospitals CIO Mary Alice Annecharico, R.N.		Interview	82
Open call at CCHIT: is it too early to start certifying nascent HIEs? Some major players in health information technology think so.	Raths, David		954
Philanthropic pains: the push to implement charity care and community benefit mandates is gaining speed, but will it hurt hospitals?	Kramer, Stacey		1078
Poll 1: ICD-IO deadline.			260
Poll 2: crucial measures.			122
Poll 3: Health-e IT Act.			179
Read and react: a souring economic climate calls for a new set of strategic priorities. Are you up to making the adjustment?	Guerra, Anthony		545
Relationship ROI: when it comes to partnering with vendors, CIOs say having the right culture and sharing the same strategic vision are critical.	Hagland, Mark	Cover story	2699
Smart pumps: in an area where decimal-point medication errors can be fatal, smart infusion pumps are adding a line of defense.			633
The CTO's turn: rather than being chained to the server, today's CTOs are assuming a key role on the CIO's executive team.	Gamble, Kate Huvane		2049
The future of imaging, Part I: how better to understand the challenges facing CIOs in the imaging realm than gathering the best and brightest for a discussion? Enjoy.	Hagland, Mark		1841
The more things change ... a "paragon" of systems, an early HIMSS conference, and EMR predictions were all on the table two decades ago.	Ciotti, Vince	Conference news	609
The R.N. factor.	Blond, Barbara	Letter to the editor	198
Times are a-changin': hard times on the horizon mean hospital executives must increase revenues, decrease costs and manage margins.	Lawrence, Daphne	Interview	1496