20 Scenes From HIMSS 2009

The Doctor Is Out
The Doctor Is Out
The soon-to-be-former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Robert Kolodner, got a standing ovation during a town hall meeting at HIMSS. Kolodner, who said he's retiring and will be succeeded in the ONC post by Dr. David Blumenthal, was asked if he could "define meaningful use," prompting a roar of laughter in the hall.

Speaking last year at Everything Channel's Healthcare IT Summit in San Diego, Kolodner suggested that 2008 would be remembered as the "tipping point year" for health-care IT.

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