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I hope this headline caught your attention. It certainly grabbed my eye at HIMSS in Atlanta recently. This was the enticing title of an educational session, and the presentation definitely delivered. Dr. Larry Holder of Decatur Memorial Hospital in Illinois recounted how a focused experiment on perfecting blood transfusion orders made all the difference in adoption of the hospital’s CPOE system among its 160 physicians.

In honor of the American Nurses Association's National Nurses Week, HealthcareGoesMobile.com is hosting a free Webinar on May 12 that will take an in-depth look at how mobile point-of-care technology, such as tablet computers that access electronic medical records (EMRs), is improving nursing workflow.

On the tradeshow floor at HIMSS09, it was impossible to walk 10 feet without overhearing the words: “meaningful use,” “stim plan” and “ROI.” Although attendance seemed down from last year, the healthcare professionals there were intensely focused on how to invest their money in technology that makes a difference – even though standards are still nebulous (that’s another blog post in itself).