Successful Health IT Must Keep the Doctor-Patient Relationship at the Center

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Successful Health IT Must Keep the Doctor-Patient Relationship at the Center

To make a true impact, health IT must progress in a way that not only maintains, but strengthens the doctor-patient relationship. This was the sentiment of Abraham Verghese, author and senior associate chair at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who spoke at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) 2017 Fall CIO Forum on Nov. 2 in San Antonio, Texas, about keeping the patient at the center of the medical enterprise, especially as medical technology progresses.