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Category Archives: Interoperability & Standards
These Are Boom Times for Nursing Informatics
Do you agree? The evidence seems to be everywhere.
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
CPHIMS – Connecting Technical Expertise & Personal Health
by Tracey Holland, CPHIMS Recently I was asked why I chose to pursue the CPHIMS certification. My immediate response seemed rather obvious: to further my career. That response doesn’t sound very satisfying, not even when I say it to myself. … Continue reading
What You Don’t Know About What Is Happening in the Basement
What brings over 120 companies together to spend 5 days in a hotel basement in Chicago, while snow blows and flights cancel? One word: Interoperability.
New Medicare Shared Savings Program & ACOs
In October of 2011, CMS released the much-anticipated final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings program. In this rule, Medicare defines an accountable care organization (ACO) as a legal entity recognized under state law made up of certified Medicare providers or suppliers. … Continue reading
The Year 2012 and the Probability of Change
The arrival of each new year prompts musings about the year just past and predictions for the one upcoming. From the prism of “standards insight,” the focus last year remained on Washington health IT initiatives. Last month, we noted that … Continue reading
A Primer on HIMSS12 Educational Offerings
Education is critical to the ongoing professional development for employees in any industry. And health IT is no different. The 2012 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition offers enormous opportunities not only for education, but also, networking and attendee engagement.
Posted in Health IT News and Developments, HIMSS Events, Interoperability & Standards
Tagged ACOs, EHR, EMR, healthcare, HealthIT, HIE, HIMSS, HIMSS12, ICD10, meaningful use, Privacy and Security
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Avoiding the Kodak Moment in Healthcare Informatics – achieving “value” in IT
Dr. Robert Plant of the University of Miami described in his recent blog post for the Harvard Business Review (HBR) how Eastman Kodak Co. continues to serve as a case study for understanding IT’s value as a “core” and “non-core” … Continue reading
Numbers Matter
Numbers have the interesting property of turning theory into practice. Over the last month, we have seen a series of reports of how health IT transformation is advancing.
Keeping Tabs on Quality
Welcome to the first post by the HIMSS NQF (National Quality Forum Taskforce. Our goal here is to give you timely information about NQF activities and projects, especially those related to health information technology. The newly established HIMSS NQF Taskforce operates under the HIMSS Cost, Quality and Safety … Continue reading
