Athens Regional Medical Center (ARMC) chief executive officer (CEO) James Thaw is updating his resume after being forced to resign by a phalanx of unhappy physicians frustrated by a poorly handled EHR rollout.  After complaining that the Cerner system adopted by the health center resulted in increased medication errors, lost orders, and long delays in patient care, the physicians of ARMC voted nearly unanimously to dump the hospital’s leader, and the Board of Trustees accepted Thaw’s resignation soon after. Senior Vice President James Moore, who will be taking over leadership until a replacement CEO can be found.

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