With major advances in medical technology such as electronic medical, electronic billing and esprescribing software, facility managers today are in the unique position to utilize huge, awkward data sets being generated across an organization for competitive edge.

Many medical industry experts are recommending that facility managers be more strategic in the initiatives their practice pursues.

It is reported that more than $2 billion is wasted when physicians prescribe high-cost medication even though the same therapeutic value could be achieved through less expensive alternatives.

In order to garner better insight into this issue, a recent article published by Fierce Health IT features testimony from several CIOs to understand what these officials might have done differently in their profession if they had the opportunity.

The crux of the 2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data indicates that enhanced measures need to be taken to optimize patient security.