Category Archives: Health IT News and Developments

Carving Out A Viable Health-Wealth Portal Vision

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

In 2012, a panel of six editors at American Banker magazine scoped the marketplace to find credible ideas that banks could engage. The panel selected 12 ideas to create a top 12 findings report. The first idea on the list – the … Continue reading →

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Exploring the 2012 Top Ten Jobs and Tech Trends

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

CareerCast.com recently ranked 200 jobs from best to worst based on five criteria: physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government agencies. While Registered Nurse ranks as number 38 … Continue reading →

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What Health IT Career Is Best for YOU?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Following is a Q/A with Dr. James Brady, our closing keynote speaker for the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair on May 16.  Helen Figge, Senior Director, Career Services. by James Brady, PhD, CISM, PMP, CPHIMS Q. Please tell me about your work in the career services … Continue reading →

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Why Data Integrity Is Important to Me!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

My last doctor visit made me just a bit nervous, when I noticed a large neatly stacked pile of manila file folders–obviously patient records. Of course, being exposed each day to the benefits that health IT has brought to so many providers … Continue reading →

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And Now, Supreme Court Moves On to Deliberate Fate of Healthcare Reform

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

On Monday, March 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on issues surrounding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), starting with the Anti-Injunction Act issue. On that issue the justices appeared … Continue reading →

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Updating (or Creating) Your Professional Development Plan: No Time Like the Present

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

With the many opportunities available at HIMSS12 for education, exhibition and networking behind us, there is no time like the present to update (or even begin developing) your professional development plan.  And, I am no different from each of you: I want to … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Considers Healthcare Reform Law—How Will Its Decision Affect Health IT?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Many of us are eagerly anticipating the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010. The main issue is the ACA’s “Individual Mandate provision” (or “shared … Continue reading →

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Nominations Open – CEO IT Achievement Award

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Just a reminder - nominate your CEO for HIMSS/Modern Healthcare CEO IT Achievement Award. Applications are due by March 23. CEOs from the provider or managed care industries are eligible for this award. This annual award, now in its 8th year, honors CEOs who have … Continue reading →

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Health IT in 2012

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The authors of a study published in the March issue of Health Affairs found that their analyses of the records of 28,741 patient visits to 1,187 office-based physicians in 2008 “raise the possibility that, as currently implemented, electronic access [to … Continue reading →

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Status of ACOs in New York

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

The Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform legislation enacted by Congress in March 2010, required the Department of Health and Human Services to develop the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the “Shared Savings Program”) by January 1, 2012.  Through accountable care organizations, healthcare … Continue reading →

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