Mr. Ned Simpson, HIMSS Life Fellow, past HIMSS Chairman and a Principal at CSC Consulting, shares his expertise in the field of Auto-ID and Bar Coding and discusses top-of-mind healthcare IT issues related to HITECH and Meaningful Use, benefits of this technology, breakthroughs in this area and what the future holds. Mr. Simpson established and for many years chaired the HIMSS Auto-ID and Bar Code Task Force. Along with Ken Kleinberg, Mr. Simpsonedited the contributions of a number of Task Force members to for the book,Implementation Guide to Bar Coding and Auto-ID in Healthcare: Improving Quality and Patient Safety, which was published by HIMSS in 2009. The interview was conducted by Pat Wise, HIMSS, Vice President, Healthcare Information Systems.Learn more about the book, Implementation Guide to Bar Coding and Auto-ID in Healthcare: Improving Quality and Patient Safety