February 12, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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According to a new study from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), when it comes to health information exchanges (HIEs), significant focus is placed on governance, but little attention is placed on the staffing of Health Information Exchange Organizations or Networks (HIOs).
February 12, 2013 Gwen Darling
blog
Networking skill is not a natural ability that some people are “just born with.” All those outgoing, clever, popular people who make it all look so effortless? Don’t be fooled - it’s not effortless, not by a long shot, but they have mastered the art and now actually have fun doing it. That’s right – fun. And you can, too! Here’s how:
February 11, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has submitted a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reiterate strong support for maintaining the October 1, 2014 revised date for nationwide adoption of ICD-10.
February 4, 2013 Gwen Darling
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Whether it's your first time to attend the HIMSS conference, your fifth (as in my case), or your umpteenth, if you are heading to HIMSS13 as an active job-seeker, there are a few items you should not leave home without. For the rest of us who are passive job-seekers (and that should include all the rest of us), this list may prove to be useful, as well.
January 25, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced new programming and educational offerings that will be part of the 2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS13) in New Orleans from March 3-7.
January 23, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recognized outstanding contributions to HIMSS and the healthcare industry, recently naming its 2012 award and scholarship recipients.
January 17, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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In less than a year, the 168-bed Florida Hospital North Pinellas has reached the highest level of EMR progress, an accomplishment that was well worth all the effort and hard work that went into it.
January 11, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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On Jan. 7, James Turnbull, chief information officer (CIO) at the Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care (UUHC), was named the 2012 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award. Recently, he spoke with HCI Assistant Editor Rajiv Leventhal to talk about his role as CIO and the current and future state of health IT.
January 7, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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James Turnbull, chief information officer (CIO) at the Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care (UUHC), has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
January 3, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) analytics division, HIMSS Analytics, has recognized North Pinellas, an Adventist Health System facility based in Tarpon Spring, Florida, with its Stage 7 Award.
December 21, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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What an exciting year we had in health IT. It was my first complete one at Healthcare Informatics and I think I picked a good one. There was big-time policy news, a record-breaking HIMSS conference, and a plethora of interesting health IT leaders and cutting-edge projects, all helping push this industry into a new direction where quality is the standard. Looking back at the year that was, I think five moments stand out for me personally.
December 20, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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The Forth Worth, Texas-based Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Texas Health Alliance) and the Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Medical Center are the latest providers to be recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) analytics division, HIMSS Analytics, as a Stage 7 hospital on its EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM).
