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A new AHIMA study says the HCIT workforce needs to expand considerably in coming years to meet demand. The study states that while there are 108,390 HIT professionals available in the U.S. today, providers will need an additional 40,784 to support widespread EMR adoption. The 40 percent increase is because when hospitals move from having no EMR to having EMRs, they need 0.082 IT staffers per bed compared to 0.2 IT staffers per bed.
Tags: EHR, Electronic+Health+Record, Electronic+Medical+Record, EMR, HCIT, HITPosted by Shawn Whalen on May 23, 2008 at 9:07 AM
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