Healthcare IT News February 20, 2017
Susan Morse

Slavitt and McClellan say software is still not meeting the needs of clinicians and patients.

Orlando- Former CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt says the health IT marketplace is not addressing the real needs of patients and doctors, during a fireside chat with former CMS Acting Director Mark McClellan, MD.

John Kansky, CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange and a member of the HIMSS North America board of directors, served as moderator for this unusual opportunity to compare the perspective of CMS administrators from two different administrations.

The stage for this town hall was set by comments Slavitt made on twitter Feb. 10 in referring to his upcoming visit to HIMSS. Slavitt tweeted “… we’ve got this massive industry that...

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