Power outages, coding issues for hospitals left in Irene's wake

While many hospitals were evacuated over the weekend in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, that didn't prevent facilities up and down the East Coast from having their share of IT-related issues.

For instance, physicians at Coney Island Hospital--which moved its patients to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn--had trouble adapting to the procedures and electronic ordering systems used at its temporary home. The unfamiliarity led to test and treatment delays, according to the New York Times...