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Health IT Contracts Offer Little Protection For Buyers

Key questions healthcare providers should ask before signing an electronic health record vendor agreement detailed by lawyer.

InformationWeek
Aug 23, 2010

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As healthcare providers purchase electronic health record software and other health IT to meet meaningful use requirements, they must insist that the legal contracts they sign with vendors will protect their interests.

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