Comments for HIMSS Blog http://blog.himss.org Transforming Healthcare Through IT Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on HIMSS12 Brown Bag: Eliminating Healthcare Disparities through IT Application by Arnol Simmons http://blog.himss.org/2012/02/17/himss12-brown-bag-eliminating-healthcare-disparities-through-it-application/#comment-1699 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:22:33 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2362#comment-1699 I agree this is such an important topic. I believe this is the only such session featuring minority-owned businesses. We have set aside some time for networking after the panel discussion. Looking forward to seeing you there.

]]> Comment on HIMSS12 Brown Bag: Eliminating Healthcare Disparities through IT Application by Carladenise Edwards http://blog.himss.org/2012/02/17/himss12-brown-bag-eliminating-healthcare-disparities-through-it-application/#comment-1697 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:06:03 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2362#comment-1697 This is such an important topic. I look forward to conversation. In the past, I have participated in panels for and featuring minority owned businesses and C-Level execs. I don’t see anything on the program. Is there such a panel or networking opportunity this year?

]]> Comment on Do Your Doctors Use EHRs? by Elinore Boeke http://blog.himss.org/2012/01/30/do-your-doctors-use-ehrs/#comment-1684 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:55:21 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2161#comment-1684 Wow, that’s impressive that they’re motivated to make a complete changeover so quickly. What do staff and patients think of the new system?

]]> Comment on My Life Changed on 9/11 by John. H. Daniels, FHIMSS, FACHE http://blog.himss.org/2011/09/10/my-life-changed-on-911/#comment-1680 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:26:04 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=1630#comment-1680 Thank you for the comment! Although I’m wearing glasses again today to read, I’m still thankful for having the surgery. I’m glad to hear you are pleased with your outcome and I hope you enjoy not having to worry about losing your glasses for a long time … I sure did. Thanks again!!

]]> Comment on Is #HIMSS12 Your First Conference? by Bobby Gladd http://blog.himss.org/2012/02/13/is-himss12-your-first-conference/#comment-1679 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:34:13 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2352#comment-1679 I am pretty tech-savvy, and work in HIT, but I drew the line at Twitter. I have an account (BobbyGvegas), but I hardly ever use it. I can’t handle constant distraction.

See y’all next week. Welcome to my town.

]]> Comment on Are You Influencing the Future of Nursing? by tgarland0403 http://blog.himss.org/2011/05/13/are-you-influencing-the-future-of-nursing/#comment-1677 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:29 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=1344#comment-1677 Reblogged this on Clinical Innovation Consulting and commented:
This post brings up some great questions. Technology innovation will continue to evolve and advance. How will nursing adapt. Will nursing fall pray to the technology turning into mindless drones? Or, will nursing be able to embrace the technology, using the tools to advance both nursing practice and patient quality of care. Let’s shoot for the later!

]]> Comment on These Are Boom Times for Nursing Informatics by Dave Roberts http://blog.himss.org/2012/02/10/these-are-boom-times-for-nursing-informatics/#comment-1675 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:21:22 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2347#comment-1675 From my vantage point at HIMSS and as a CMS FACA Co-chair, it is great to see the tremendous advancements of the NI community. I taught a policy class for Dr. Willa Fields last week at SDSU in San Diego and the interest of NI students in policy was tremendous. Keep it up!

]]> Comment on Do Your Doctors Use EHRs? by Chris Taylor http://blog.himss.org/2012/01/30/do-your-doctors-use-ehrs/#comment-1668 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:45 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2161#comment-1668 I was at a doctor’s office just yesterday that doesn’t have Medicaid or Medicare billing, so not incented to make the switch by anything other than lower cost and better care. They are busy switching to paperless and will be done by June. They will be at Stage 7 in a few months while many places will drag their feet to get to Stage 2 with cash as a carrot.

I suggest that the real issue is whether healthcare providers see the patient as a customer and feel competition to provide the best outcomes of care. Short of that, it will take cash incentives and Medicaid/Medicare penalties before EHR is taken seriously.

]]> Comment on Inside HIMSS12 – What’s the Chatter? by Chris Taylor http://blog.himss.org/2012/02/07/inside-himss12-whats-the-chatter/#comment-1667 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:50:41 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2332#comment-1667 Looking forward to HIMSS 2012 for exactly what you bring up…how will IT be used to improve patient care while meeting the Meaningful Use guidelines. If data remains silo’d in paper records OR in systems that don’t share (including EMR and HIE systems), meaningful change will be elusive. My greatest concern is that IT will be used to meet certification requirements but not significantly impact patient care (in a good way).

]]> Comment on Cloud-Based Medical Data Exchange: What We Have Learned So Far by John Lynn http://blog.himss.org/2012/01/27/cloud-based-medical-data-exchange-what-we-have-learned-so-far/#comment-1665 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:39 +0000 http://blog.himss.org/?p=2251#comment-1665 Who are the top 5 vendors that are playing in the cloud based data exchange? Or do you think this will be a service that the HIE’s and related exchanges will provide? Or do you think that EHR vendors will provide this service?

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