Tag Archives: health information exchange

Tim Pletcher on the Value of Health IT

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Tim Pletcher, Executive Director, Michigan Health Information Network (MiGIN) discusses the value of Health Information Exchange (HIE).

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Michael Zaroukian, MD, PhD, Vice President and CMIO,Sparrow Health System Discusses the Value of Health Information Exchange for patients

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

Dr. Zaroukian uses an EHR on a daily basis in his primary care internal medicine practice, is past-president of a large national EHR user group, and received the 2010 HIMSS Physician IT Leadership Award. Dr. Zaroukian chairs the HIMSS Ambulatory … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens of the State CIO

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

Today’s post is a discussion with Chad Grant, the Senior Policy Analyst for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, and Pam Matthews, who serves as the Senior Director, Informatics, for HIMSS. Pam and Chad will be presenting at the … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Health Technology Hazards and You

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

I recently attended the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) 2013 Conference and Expo and was fascinated to learn about the current state of device integration and the many ways it can impact workflow and patient safety. Not only are … Continue reading →

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On the Value of Health IT – HIEs and Accountable Care Organizations – Part 3

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

by Curt Sellke, Indiana Health Information Exchange In my first and second blog posts. we talked about the need for knowing when, where, and what happened during an episode of care related to an ED or hospital admission specific to an ACO … Continue reading →

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Trends in HIE Organizational Staffing [Part 2] AHIMA/HIMSS Collaboration

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

My earlier post introduced initial findings from the AHIMA/HIMSS collaborative study on HIE staffing. Now, let’s look at recruitment and hiring recommendations. What can HIE organizations learn from the experiences of others with recruitment and hiring? from  the Trends in HIE Organizational Staffing white paper? 

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Value of Health IT and HIEs – Part 2

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

by Curt Sellke, Indiana Health Information Exchange In my blog post yesterday, I talked about the importance of knowing when and where your ACO patients are receiving care and how this was a fantastic use case for an HIE like the Indiana … Continue reading →

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On the Value of Health IT – Accountable Care Organizations – Part 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

by Curt Sellke, Indiana Health Information Exchange One of the first questions for accountable care organizations to ask:  Do you know where your patients are or have been?

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Trends in HIE Organizational Staffing [Part I] – AHIMA/HIMSS Collaboration

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Deployment and effective utilization of information technology is complex, hard work that requires skilled staff.  This need is so critical that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Workforce Development Program focused specific initiatives around building … Continue reading →

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Five Notable Observations from a HIMSS13 Attendee

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

This year’s conference demonstrates an acceleration of technology addressing true healthcare concerns, unlike others in years past in my opinion. I will list those most evident to me. 1. Patient engagement Dr. Eric Topol’s keynote address yesterday, which highlighted mobile technologies both … Continue reading →

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