Category Archives: HIMSS News and Developments

HIMSS12 Brown Bag: Eliminating Healthcare Disparities through IT Application

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Underserved populations, and the healthcare providers serving them, very often have inadequate resources to take full advantage of health information technology that offers so much promise to improve the quality of and access to care for the general population. 

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HIMSS12 – What Sessions Will You Attend?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

My original intent for this post was to assume the role of a health IT project manager in a community-based, independent, not-for-profit hospital and identify those sessions at HIMSS12 that I would attend. 

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Inside HIMSS12 – What’s the Chatter?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

This time of year at HIMSS, everyone is busy, extremely busy, preparing for the annual conference. And in just two weeks, HIMSS12 opens on Feb. 20 in Las Vegas and runs throughout the week with our last keynote session on … Continue reading →

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The Power of Collaboration – Clinical Engineering and IT

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

This post is adapted from an article that first appeared in the HIMSS Weekly Insider on Jan. 25, 2012. Tom Judd is among the founding members of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and is now its advocacy chair; he joined HIMSS in 2008 and … Continue reading →

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HIMSS Staff Prepare to Host You for HIMSS12…it is sure to be an experience

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

The HIMSS staff across the globe is preparing to host our members and industry leaders at the largest annual gathering of health IT professionals on Feb. 20-24, 2012, at the Venetian Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

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

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

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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How Can Providers Prepare Now for Accountable Care?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Join the discussion on the HIMSS LinkedIn group – here are two to consider in the Manager’s Choice section. How can care providers and healthcare organizations best prepare now for accountable care and/ or delivery reform? Justin Barnes, Vice President … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

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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Medical Banking in the Limelight

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The new Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) federal rule effectively addresses multiple complex issues in the medical banking domain, yet some policy issues remain.

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5010 – Ready or Not Here It Comes (Part 2)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Today’s post comes from one of the contributors to the ICD-10 PlayBook, Version 2, Gateway EDI. This is the second of a two-part series on tips for 5010 compliance (see link below).  Contact me at jasantos@himss.org with questions or comments. And I look forward to hearing from you.  Juliet … Continue reading →

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