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Healthcare Professionals Lead HIMSS Virtual Conference on Innovation

Rajiv Leventhal
At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Virtual Conference on June 5, leaders from various healthcare organizations around the country came together with the aim to serve as an inspiration to other providers looking for ways to unlock the potential within their organizations.

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Donald Berwick, M.D., Speaks Passionately About Healthcare Transformation

June 18, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Donald Berwick, M.D., formerly acting administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a new official candidate for Massachusetts governor, spoke passionately to a large audience on June 18 at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) annual conference in Orlando, Fla. about transforming America’s healthcare system.

HFMA Releases Proposed Guidelines for Patient Financial Interactions

June 17, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has announced the release of a draft of new best practices that will bring more consistency, clarity, and transparency to patient financial interactions.

State CIOs Wearing Numerous Healthcare IT Hats, Report Finds

June 12, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Like their brethren in the private sector, state CIOs are taking on numerous roles according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

Former Allscripts Senior Executive Joins Shareable Ink as CEO

June 12, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Shareable Ink, a Nashville, Tenn.-based enterprise cloud computing company that transforms point-of-care clinical documentation to structured data and analytics, has announced that former Allscripts senior executive Laurie McGraw has joined the company to serve as CEO and a member of Shareable Ink’s Board of Directors.

GE Healthcare to Invest $2 Billion in Software Development

June 11, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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GE Healthcare, a large electronic health record (EHR) and health IT software company based out of Chalfont St. Giles, England, will invest $2 billion into the development of software and analytics capabilities over the next five years, the company announced.

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Ellis Medicine: Going All-in-One with Revenue Cycle Management

June 10, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Many providers are looking at a new revenue cycle management (RCM) system in terms of how it fits in with a single-source enterprise strategy, something that New York-based Ellis Medicine has implemented with Siemens’ RCM solution. Ellis CIO David Snyder and director of information technology Veronica Ziac spoke further with HCI Assistant Editor Rajiv Leventhal about having a single-enterprise solution as well as challenges and trends in the RCM market.

Healthcare Professionals Lead HIMSS Virtual Conference on Innovation

June 6, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Virtual Conference on June 5, leaders from various healthcare organizations around the country came together with the aim to serve as an inspiration to other providers looking for ways to unlock the potential within their organizations.

Virginia Health System Acknowledges Data Breach

June 5, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Suffolk, Va., has announced that they are proactively contacting former patients via letters on behalf of Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital to inform them of an electronic medical records security breach.

Cleveland Clinic CEO: How We Improve Care Access and Quality, Reduce Cost for Six Million Patients

June 4, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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At Health Datapalooza IV, Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos Cosgrove, M.D. talked about the initiatives to improve access to care, quality of care, and lowering costs within the organization. Whether it’s through better designed hospital gowns or predictive analytics, nothing is off limits, Cosgrove told the crowd of attendees.

GUEST BLOG: What Healthcare IT Professionals Really Want and Expect from a Consulting Firm

May 31, 2013     Anthony Caponi, Vice President of Sales, Direct Consulting Associates
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In order to attract today’s top talent in healthcare IT, consulting firms first need to understand what healthcare IT professionals want and expect from them.

University of Florida Notifies More Than 5K Patients of Data Breach

May 30, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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An employee working at a University of Florida (UF) medical practice who had ties to an identity theft ring may have compromised patient personal and health information, according to UF officials.

From CIO to CEO

May 30, 2013     David Raths
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Not many healthcare CIOs make the jump to the CEO position. Healthcare Informatics asked Yousuf Ahmad how his five-year tenure as CIO might shape his thinking as CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health.