Category Archives: Interoperability & Standards

The Year 2012 and the Probability of Change

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

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 →

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A Primer on HIMSS12 Educational Offerings

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

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.  

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Avoiding the Kodak Moment in Healthcare Informatics – achieving “value” in IT

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

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 →

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Numbers Matter

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

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. 

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Keeping Tabs on Quality

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

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 →

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Medical Device Integration – Does it make a difference?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Based on recent findings from the HIMSS Analytics Database, only one-third of 825 hospitals surveyed indicated they are interfacing their medical devices to their EMR, as noted in this chart Medical Devices Reasons-10-11-2011. Yet, the ability to capture flow sheet data and changes … Continue reading →

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“Robustly“ Building the Business of Health Information Exchange

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The week of Sept. 22 was a significant week in the ongoing effort to develop the myriad of pieces for a national health information infrastructure.  The Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC) held their next public meeting to present more … Continue reading →

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The More Things Change….The More They Stay The Same

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Welcome to National Health IT Week!  Healthcare organizations around the country are recognizing the value of health IT, and we hope you will too!  Look for some exciting blogs this week, and if you’re on Twitter, please tweet about your … Continue reading →

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My Life Changed on 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

All of us were affected by the terrorist acts of 9/11.  My life changed in two ways.  As an active duty Air Force officer at the time, you can imagine how my military career was affected.  My health status also … Continue reading →

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Summer Camp Is Over for HITSC and the Homework Looks Good

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

After six months of extensive work, including “Summer Camp,”  the Health IT Standards Committee (HITSC) has delivered a new round of standards recommendations that significantly move the ball forward in interoperability. As John Halamka notes in his blog, these recommendations are … Continue reading →

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