title: Health information technology updates to start the new year.
abstract: We write our articles several months in advance. This month, we are writing at the time of the Presidential election and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) meeting. We focus on health information technology (HIT) topics of interest from the meeting, beginning with a brief look at the HIT implications of the recent re-election of President Obama.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Brent I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Bill G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Felkey