March 4, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Three core healthcare IT issues—meaningful use, interoperability, and consumer exchange—dominated discussions during the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Town Hall on March 4 at HIMSS 13 in New Orleans.
March 4, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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Leaders in national Native American healthcare community are facing a tremendous challenge in trying to get Indian Health Service (IHS), tribal, and urban health facilities to not only adopt electronic health records (EHR), but get them meaningful use certified under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as well.
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).
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 3, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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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 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).
November 14, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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In anticipation of its 2013 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is teaming with BioDistrict New Orleans, a non-profit focused on economic development in one area of the city, to booster city-wide workforce health IT initiatives. The two organizations say they will work together to cater and provide resources to recognize the growing demand for skilled health IT workers in the area.
November 8, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently released a statement in response to the results of Tuesday’s elections, congratulating President Barack Obama and the other winners of the night. In addition, HIMSS said it anticipates that the Obama administration and congressional members will “continue their focus on health IT.”
October 18, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently honored Coastal Medical, Inc., a private group practice with its headquarters in Providence, R.I., as the winner of the annual Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence. For nearly 20 years, the award has aimed to recognize excellence in health information technology, specifically excellence in use of the EHR to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety.
October 8, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has spoken out against the recent call by four House Republican leaders to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “immediately suspend the distribution of incentive payments until [the Department] promulgates universal interoperable standards.” HIMSS says too much progress has been made to the adoption of EHRs and the exchange of health information to suspend the incentive program.
