“It is estimated that 60% of the computer systems containing patient medical records currently in use within the United States are not in compliance with the industry standards for security, audit trails, and electronic signatures,” states industry expert David Nettleton, FDA Compliance Specialist, of Computer System Validation.
With the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Heath Act (HITECH Act) signed into law by President Obama last February, can health care organizations afford to be in that 60% group?”
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Kent Matthies, eCliniqua, 19 January 2010
