Tag Archives: health reform

Health Insurance Marketplaces – Bringing Payers, Providers, and Technology Together in New Ways

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Authorized by the Affordable Care Act, and starting in 2014, individuals and employees of small businesses will have access to affordable coverage through a new competitive private health insurance market – the Health Insurance Marketplace (formerly known as Healthcare Insurance … Continue reading →

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Selling Ourselves Health: A Consumer’s view of Patient Engagement

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

My mom is the best sales person I know.  She has been selling high-end jewelry for 20 years, and before that ran a bakery business from our home.  Beth, Ari and I stopped by her store this past Sunday to … Continue reading →

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National Quality Forum Quality Data Model (QDM)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

By Cynthia Barton, QFMQ, Senior Measures Informatics Specialist; Laurel Borowski, Clinical Policy American College of Physicians, Associate; Felicia Owens, Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, Coordinator; Keri Christensen, Performance Improvement, American Medical Association, Project Manager  - HIMSS Quality Measurement Task Force Is … Continue reading →

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Social Media in Healthcare: Getting Past the Security and Privacy Hurdles (Part 1)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

by Doug Dormer, Member, HIMSS Social Media Work Group and HL7 PHR Work Group, CEO, White Pine System, LLC This is the first in a two part discussion of security and privacy considerations for social media in healthcare. Recently, the Department … Continue reading →

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PSST! – What is Data Segmentation? Find out at HIMSS13!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Here is latest monthly blog from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic –Data Segmentation at HIMSS Annual Conference, by HIMSS P&S Committee member Lynda Rowe, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton. As … Continue reading →

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HIMSS13 Blog Carnival:ACA, Health Insurance Exchanges and Health Information Exchange

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

3.  Politics Aside, Let’s Talk ACA, Health Insurance Exchanges and Health Information Exchanges This post is one part of our Blog Carnival recap. To read the rest of the posts as they are published all week, click here. Because the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

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What Is the Value of Health IT Certification and Schemes?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

By Ed Larsen Certification of health information technology has become a hot topic.

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Lessons Learned: System Selection and Implementation of a HIE

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

A Q/A with Kristin A. Myers, Bachelor Law/IT; PMP; PgMP, Vice President, IT, and Jason Martin, Senior Director, Integration/Interoperability of Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, a recipient of the 2012 Davies Enterprise Award. Q. At HIMSS13 Online, your … Continue reading →

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Interoperability in a Real-Life Patient Environment

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

By Sandra Vance, Director, Global Interoperability Showcases, Informatics, HIMSS  When I was an enterprise health IT manager in a large hospital system, I could have really used the ability to see available solutions from different organizations truly integrating. Instead, the … 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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