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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

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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June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference Call for Proposal: How to Best Position Your Proposal

Posted on January 24, 2011

The Call for Proposal for the June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo is now open, closing on Monday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. CST. 

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Keeping My Digital Self Healthy: Imagining a World Where Google Docs becomes Google Drs.

Posted on December 27, 2010

As the November 2010 HIMSS Virtual Conference closing keynote, John Halamka recently posted on his blog, “30 years ago, publicity was expensive and privacy was cheap.  30 years later, the opposite is true”( http://geekdoctor.blogspot.com/2010/12/publicity-is-cheap-privacy-is-expensive.html).  

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Meaningful Use Link Monday! Shameless Plug Edition

Posted on November 29, 2010

I only have one meaningful use link for today’s blog post.  Here it is: http://www.himssvirtual.org

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Meaningful Use Videos on the Web: YouTube Is About More than Just Funny Pet Videos

Posted on October 25, 2010

If YouTube has taught us anything, it is that people nationwide love to videotape their pets doing funny things.  But there is more to YouTube than funny pet videos.  As we wade through the implementation of meaningful use across the … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Use Monday

Posted on October 4, 2010

We are all working toward greater understanding of the HITECH Act and the meaning of “Meaningful Use.” On a semi-regular basis, here is a quick list of links that may help you become the Meaningful Use guru at your organization:

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Discussing the Meaning of Meaningful Use

Posted on August 23, 2010

The ramifications of the Meaningful Use Standards Implementation Specifications and Criteria final rules are wide- ranging, and beg discussion.  To me, this discussion seems to be a natural outgrowth of the myriad of sectors of the healthcare industry that are affected by these rules.   … Continue reading →

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