Tag Archives: electronic health records

Introducing the EHR through simulation for the Newly Licensed Nurse

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Marcie Brostoff, MS, RN, NE-BC, Director, Clinical Education and Informatics   Karen Conwell, RN, MSN, CPNP, Clinical Education and Informatics Specialist                              Boston Children’s Hospital  In response … Continue reading →

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Peggy Welch, Executive Director, Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council and former State Representative, Indiana General Assembly (1998-2012) Discusses the Value of Health Information Exchange (IHIE)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

As a 14-year State Representative with the Indiana General Assembly and a longtime bedside cancer nurse, Peggy Welch has developed a vested interest in the benefits of health information exchange.  She shares examples of ways that the State of Indiana … Continue reading →

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Data Silos and Portability: Calling for Dialogue among Nursing Informatics Leaders

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

by Audrey Hirsch, RN, MSN, Alliance for Nursing Informatics Emerging Leader; Vice President, Clinical Informatics, PeraHealth  There has been increasing attention to interoperability of patient data between EHR vendors, including recent announcements about formation of the CommonWell Health Alliance. While this is necessary … Continue reading →

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On The Value of Heathcare IT: It All Comes Back to Patient Care

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

By Cynthia K. Davis, RN, FACHE After a busy and exciting day at HIMSS13, I am reminded personally that the value of health IT is ultimately improved patient care. Yesterday I was in the exhibit hall talking with colleagues about the challenges one … Continue reading →

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Today Is Patient Engagement Day at HIMSS13

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

HIMSS eConnecting with Consumers Committee  (eCC) will host its first Patient Experience through Health IT Forum as part of its annual conference education program.  The program is embedded into the HIMSS13 education programming and provides a focus for providers and attendees on how … Continue reading →

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President’s State of the Union Address – What Could Be Said for Health IT

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

As I was sitting with my 11-year-old son watching the 2013 State of the Union Address (SOTU) last night, I was reminded of similar setting in 2004, when President George W. Bush declared that we were embarking on a strategy … Continue reading →

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An Insider’s View of Interoperability

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

One of the first projects that I was assigned, when joining HIMSS in 2000, was staff liaison for IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise). I will never forget my first IHE Technical Committee meeting. The members sat around a U-shaped table, heads down at their laptops, … Continue reading →

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Generations: Embracing Technology and Engaging Each Other

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

by Jon Mertz, Member, HIMSS Social Media Task Force At any given time, there is a span of six generations in our society.  Change seems to accelerate with each passing generation. Although many innovations in healthcare have occurred over the … Continue reading →

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Payers in the Patient Value Chain – Can We Do Better?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

I am very fortunate to have excellent healthcare insurance, with one of the country’s largest health plans, through my husband’s employer.  My coverage is also one of the first new value-based purchasing plans in the country. How I got a … Continue reading →

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Deriving Value from Health IT: Unity Health

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Unity Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving nearly 95,000 underserved residents in 30 sites throughout Washington, DC, discovered that it was able to increase revenue by being smarter about utilization of existing staff, rather than by bringing in … Continue reading →

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