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I’m a Patient! Engage Me!
By Ileana Balcu, Member, HIMSS eConnecting with Consumers Patient Experience and Social Media Task Forces, Project Manager, Dulcian, Inc., Communications Team, Society for Participatory Medicine. I am a patient who wants to be as engaged as possible in my healthcare. I … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT
Tagged health IT, meaningful use, patient care, Value of Health IT
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News Flash: Informatics is Advancing Technology-enabled Quality Care
The Road to Technology-Enabled Quality Care was the title of the HIMSS 2013 Nursing Informatics (NI) Symposium. While working with the planning committee to develop the program it didn’t strike me that the focus of our nursing informatics work had … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Informatics
Tagged EHR, health IT standards, healthcare, meaningful use, nursing informatics
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The Value of HIT- Improving Quality through Point of Care Alerts
As HIMSS13 buzzed with talk about delivering higher quality healthcare in the face of significant cuts in reimbursement by payers and the federal government, Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) System created a stir with their presentation at “Leading From The Future: The Handshake Between Cost … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Health IT, HIMSS News and Developments, Value of Health IT
Tagged ACOs, EHR, healthcare, HealthIT, HIMSS13, meaningful use
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HIMSS13: Looking to the Future
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
Posted in Blogging, HIMSS Events, HIMSS13, Interoperability & Standards
Tagged health IT, HIMSS, HIMSS13, interoperability, meaningful use
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Tavenner Message at HIMSS13 Adds Clarity; Outlines Path Ahead
The public policy discussion at HIMSS13 last week had the variety and flavor of a great New Orleans Gumbo! One of the most significant presentations I witnessed was Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner’s session on Wednesday morning.
Today Is Patient Engagement Day at HIMSS13
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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Tagged electronic health records, health IT, HIMSS13, meaningful use, patient care, Patient Engagement
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On the Value of Health IT: Sustaining it One Educational Opportunity at a Time
By Joseph Ronzio, Chair, Annual Conference Education Committee, HIMSS13 One of the advantages of working in health IT is the willingness for organizations to share their personal experiences with others. They share them in publications, online and through conference venues, such as … Continue reading
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Tagged health IT, healthcare, HIMSS13, meaningful use, social networking, Value of Health IT
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HIMSS13 Blog Carnival:ACA, Health Insurance Exchanges and Health Information Exchange
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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Tagged health information technology, health reform, HIMSS13, interoperability, meaningful use
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EHR Offers Hope – The Value of the EHR and Health IT
It has been recently reported that about seven million people could be drastically affected by primary care physician shortages after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands insurance coverage next year, according to a new study in Health Affairs. … Continue reading
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Tagged health IT, healthcare, HIMSS13, meaningful use, Value of Health IT
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HIMSS13 Blog Carnival – Meaningful Use and ICD-10
1. The Journey to Meaningful Use This post is one part of our Blog Carnival recap. To read the rest of the posts as they are published all week, check back to see what’s been posted on the HIMSS Blog. … Continue reading




