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About Adam Bazer

Adam Bazer is Manager, Distance Education. His areas of responsibility include the HIMSS Virtual Events and HIMSS Webinars. Prior to his current role, Adam was Manager, Annual Conference Education, responsible for the call for proposal process and speaker management of education sessions at the HIMSS Annual Conference. You can reach Adam directly at abazer@himss.org

Cloud-Based Medical Data Exchange: What We Have Learned So Far

Posted on January 27, 2012

Following is a guest post by one of our presenters at Virtual HIMSS12.  Adam Bazer, Manager, Distance Education, HIMSS  by Florent Saint-Clair                                                                                                                       General Manager                                                                                                                                eMix Periodically in IT, a technology appears that changes the game. In consumer electronics, we’ve seen how … Continue reading →

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Virtual HIMSS12: Bringing HIMSS12 and Vegas to your Desktop (minus the slots…)

Posted on January 23, 2012

I always enjoy attending the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.  It is a great opportunity to meeting with volunteers I have spent the year interacting with, to view the latest offerings on the exhibition floor, and to attend extremely interesting … Continue reading →

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Keeping an Eye on the Kid(‘s Data): Keeping Healthcare Data Private and Secure

Posted on November 28, 2011

This February, my wife and I are expecting our first child.  As we have attended the multiple doctor’s appointments that accompany this exciting experience, I have thought a lot about the amount of healthcare data that our child is going to generate … Continue reading →

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ICD-10 in Focus: Ready or not, here it comes….

Posted on September 26, 2011

So are you ready?  Sitting back and looking forward to the change?  Worried that you’re just getting started?  It seems like now all those who are managing the conversion are having a gut check moment.  Are we going to meet … Continue reading →

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Perspectives on Accountable Care Organizations: HIMSS September Virtual Forum Speakers Discuss ACOs

Posted on August 22, 2011

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, HIMSS will be hosting a Virtual Forum entitled “Achieving Quality and Efficiencies in Health IT: Perspectives from Accountable Care Organizations.” To register for and learn more about the event, click here We were lucky enough to … Continue reading →

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A Lesson in Listening: Reflecting on What I Learned from One of the Best HIMSS Virtual Conference Sessions on Leadership

Posted on June 27, 2011

As a member of the HIMSS Professional Development team for almost a decade now, it is easy for me to focus my attention during our conferences  more on the logistics of getting education sessions up and running (are the speakers in … Continue reading →

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On Affecting Change: Views from June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference Speakers

Posted on May 23, 2011

It is easy to focus on the day-to-day in each of our work lives.  With all that is happening in the health IT industry these days, however, it is important to spend a moment or two thinking about the long-term impact of … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Being Direct: an Interview with Doug Fridsma and Arien Malec on the ONC’s Direct Project

Posted on March 28, 2011

As the healthcare industry works through multiple, multilayered initiatives like meaningful use compliance, the HIPAA 5010 and the ICD-10 update, it is noticeable to come across a health IT effort that is simple in its explanation and design.  Coming across … Continue reading →

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June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference: There’s Still Time to Submit!

Posted on February 28, 2011

There is still time to submit a proposal for the June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference!  The Call for Proposal for the June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo is now open through Monday, March 7th , at 5 p.m. CST. Here the … Continue reading →

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Success as a “Beacon”: An Interview with Craig Brammer, Deputy Director- ONC’s Beacon Community Program

Posted on January 24, 2011

From the perspective of a HIMSS desk, I tend to see a lot of notices about new health IT initiatives.  One of these has been particularly intriguing to watch.  ONC’s Beacon Community Program seems to be off to a successful start … Continue reading →

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