Tag Archives: interoperability

Interoperability-the Next Phase of Healthcare Transformation

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

by Keith Salzman, MD, MPH, Chair, HIMSS Interoperability & Standards Committee HIMSS Board of Directors recently approved a working definition of interoperability in health IT. Per HIMSS Definition of Interoperability: Interoperability means the ability of health information systems to work together within and … Continue reading →

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HIMSS13: Looking to the Future

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Each year, health IT professionals from around the globe meet for five days and experience almost non-stop education and networking opportunities.  While experienced HIMSS13 conference attendees will tell you it’s easy to become overwhelmed, and it is, I want to instead help … 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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On the Value of Health IT – Taking the Connectathon Road to HIMSS13

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

By Ford Winslow, Chief Information Officer, abnology, Inc. Today, I have the extreme pleasure of finding myself and my company on the leading edge of discussing how to make medical data and health records inter-operate in a meaningful way that can deliver positive … Continue reading →

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On the Value of Health IT: Demonstrating Interoperability

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

By Keith W. Boone, Standards Architect, GE Healthcare I’ve attended nine HIMSS Annual Conferences in the last nine years.  And every year, I’ve spent a significant amount of time in the Interoperability Showcase.  It’s become such a ritual for me that I treat … 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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Ensuring the Right People Have the Right Information at the Right Time To Do the Right Thing

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

On February 20, the New York Times published a front-page article “A Digital Shift On Health Data Swells Profits”.  The point of the article is that the HITECH Act – a component of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act … 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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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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Are There Really Any Health IT Standards?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

By Joy Kuhl, Chief Marketing Officer, Lantana Consulting Group and Executive Director, Health Story Project “What would you say to someone who says, ‘There are no standards [in health IT].’?” Someone in the audience asked this question last week of … Continue reading →

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