Health data management (HDM) software has emerged from infrastructure as hospital “plumbing” to its new position as a primary, clinical application.  One of the drivers for this change is the new role of the electronic medical record (EMR) and the fact that hospitals everywhere are struggling to create and maintain a single electronic patient record that allows clinicians to easily access and share data from one definitive source. Health data management (HDM) software has emerged from infrastructure as hospital “plumbing” to its new position as a primary, clinical application.  One of the drivers for this change is the new role of the electronic medical record (EMR) and the fact that hospitals everywhere are struggling to create and maintain a single electronic patient record that allows clinicians to easily access and share data from one definitive source.

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