One-On-One with Klas President Adam Gale: Gale Discusses a Hitech Buying Frenzy That Wasn't, & Why Epic's Page of the Mid-Term Performance Review Makes Competitors Green with Envy (Klas 2008 Mid-Term Report: Beyond the Numbers) (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) (Interview‪)‬

As the HIT Policy Committee and its certification workgroup grapple with the fate of CCHIT, many discuss the importance of providing buyers with a "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval. Few, however, directly admit that what they really want is already being produced in the form of KLAS reports. Leafing through one of the organization's two main vendor performance reviews is a fascinating exercise for any industry observer, or critical for any potential buyer of a multi-, multi-million dollar system. In light of KLAS' unique role in the industry, HCI Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra recently grabbed a few minutes with President Adam Gale to talk about the trends roiling healthcare IT. GUERRA: Many people thought HITECH was going to cause a huge wave of buying, do you think that has happened? If not, might there still be too much ambiguity around meaningful use to move the market?