Article: U.S. Playing Catch Up in Health Care IT; Medical professionals and technology developers are making gradual progress in Health IT.

U.S. Playing Catch Up in Health Care IT

Health care IT in the U.S. lags behind that of many other countries, such as Denmark and New Zealand, but the prognosis is for gradual improvement if the country continues a steady regimen of investment and development.

Dr. Paul Grundy, director of health-care technology and strategic initiatives at IBM Corp. in Armonk, N.Y., said the U.S. HIT (Health Information Technology) system is fragmented but is slowly progressing.

Grundy, who is a physician and a founding member of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, said, "I think we're making some progress, but we've got a long ways to go."

Grundy said he spoke at a medical advisory counsel ...

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