6 Health IT Areas to Focus on During Medical Practice Mergers

In a Physicians Practice article, Nelson Gomes, president and CEO of PriorityOne Group, a healthcare IT consulting firm, discusses six areas in health IT that medical practices should focus on in preparation for a merger.

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The six areas are:

 

1. Electronic health records and practice management systems.
2. Other inbound and outbound HL7 interfaces.
3. Licensing.
4. Contracts.
5. IT staff leadership.
6. HIPAA security and compliance.

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