Riding the wave. (cover story)

The article discusses health information technology (IT) trends in hospitals in the U.S. Hospitals are aiming to meet the federal government's requirements for electronic health records (EHR). Some analysts predict that instead of EHRs, the next round of hospitals' investments will be on other IT systems. Because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health care organizations will need to change or replace their aging financial management systems.