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Mature companies with strong clinical leadership didn’t succumb to these temptations. I first met Ryan on a trip to San Francisco in ~ 2012, when he invited me to come to Practice Fusion to speak with the team about Health IT certification and the meaningfuluse incentive programs. Good for them!
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