Tag Archives: meaningful use

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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

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