Category Archives: HIMSS News and Developments

Health IT in 2012

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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Reflections on HIMSS12 from a Public Relations Point of View

Ask anyone who attended HIMSS12 in Las Vegas about his or her favorite session, exhibit or lesson learned, and you will have many answers, opinions and insights.  For me, my focus was on the more than 150 members of the media who … Continue reading

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Health IT Security Concerns in the Cloud

Here is a new monthly post from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!.  Keep reading to learn more about the column and this month’s  topic – health IT security concerns in the cloud.  Lisa Gallagher, Senior Director, Privacy & Security, … Continue reading

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Why We Need an Industrial Revolution in Healthcare

by George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente This country cannot afford to have healthcare costs continuing to increase at a level that destroys both state and federal budgets and makes U.S. businesses less competitive in world markets. We also can’t … Continue reading

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HIMSS12 Breaks Previous Attendance Records

LAS VEGAS (February 24, 2012) — The record-breaking trend continues for the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, held in Las Vegas at the Venetian Sands Expo Center from Feb. 20-24.  As of Friday morning, Feb. 24, attendance at HIMSS12 reached 37,032 … Continue reading

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HIMSS12 Brown Bag: Eliminating Healthcare Disparities through IT Application

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?

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?

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

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

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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