MedWorm: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HIMSS

Peake readies cloud archiving launch at HIMSS

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Peake Healthcare Innovations will unveil its PeakeSecure cloud image archiving (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

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Agfa readies products for HIMSS 2012

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0100

Agfa HealthCare plans to highlight several new offerings at the Healthcare (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

MMRGlobal to lead international revenue push at HIMSS 2012

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:10:39 +0100

MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHR"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced its global lineup at the annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, February 21-24, 2012, in Booth #2062. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Practical Pearls for Improving Outcomes with CDS: Roundtable: 02.21, 12:15-1:15pm

Cardiovascular Business News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:20 +0100

Pearls from HIMSS bestselling guidebooks on improving outcomes with clinical decision support (CDS) from its lead editor, followed by participants sharing their own success strategies. Goal is valuable, practical take-aways for all. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

HIMSS touts upcoming cloud PACS sessions

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

While PACS hasn't often been very prominent in the educational program at the (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

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Do Your Doctors Use EHRs?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:35:24 +0100

Source: Elinore Boeke, HIMSS News Content: “I recently took my youngest in for a first visit with the new practice, for his 5-year check up. I brought copies of Alex’s immunization and other records from his previous pediatrician, and I traded my insurance card for the familiar clipboard and pages of additional forms to fill [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS: Vendor-neutral archive can solve PACS problems

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:41:48 +0100

Source: Evan Godt, CMIO Content: “Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE), according to Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting who presented during a webinar on Jan. 26 [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

MyMedicalRecords to introduce mobile phone and tablet app at HIMSS

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:45:46 +0100

MMRGlobal, Inc. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

HIMSS webinar: Blue Button could change PHR landscape

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:16:49 +0100

Patients are demanding access to their health information now more than ever, but the healthcare industry has failed to produce products with a function that live up to consumers’ expectations–until now, according to the presenters of a Jan. 17 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) webinar. They believe that the Blue Button, an online tool that allows patients to easily access and download their health information, is different. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Mobile health trends and challenges in 2012

mobihealthnews — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:59:40 +0100

In a few weeks MobiHealthNews will host its first webinar of 2012, which will look at the trends that are set to dominate the year ahead. The online event, called 2012 Mobile Health Trends, will also include a sneak peek of what we expect to be the talk of the HIMSS 2012 event that takes [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

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Strategic Planning Document

Society for Participatory Medicine — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:29:28 +0100

Discussion board ( idea?)–NEED SOLUTION FOR LISTSERV Is there a way to maybe have initial email sent out where all responses get captured on a blog or web based archive where members can go voluntarily? The other advantage of having conversations archived on website rather than on email is that similar issues can be referred to the website. b. Events (Idea?) c. YouTube platform (Why I joined SPM?)- A video campaign that raises awareness around SPM through Twitter and Facebook etc. d. External Communication Plan e. Speakers database f. Partnerships with other orgs g. Social Media Outreach Comment: IV Governance The Strategic planning effort must look at the structure of SPM. the board, the editorial board, the interface between all the arms of the organization. If the organization is...

HIMSS and Citadel Events join forces

Hospital IT Europe — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:21:00 +0100

Alliance to begin with Citadel's debut event, HEALTH+IN4MATICS, in May, 2012 (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

HIMSS Analytics honors Florida Hospital Flagler with Stage 7 award

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:53:32 +0100

HIMSS Analytics announced that Florida Hospital Flagler, an Adventist Health System facility, has received its Stage 7 Award. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model? (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Only 38% Have a Mobile Policy: HIMSS Releases Survey, Launches mHIMSS

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:41:47 +0100

Source: Angela Dunn, HL7 Standards Content: “HIMSS reports that although its clinicians are accessing information through a mobile device, only 38 percent say they have a policy in place that regulates the use of mobile devices and outlines a mobile strategy. HIMSS released the results of its First Annual Mobile Technology Survey at the 2011 mHealth [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Using EHRs to Their Fullest Potential: Barriers Still Exist

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:28:21 +0100

Source: Marisa Torrieri, Physicians Practice Content: “Heather Haugen, director of Health Information Technology CLSC Program at University of Colorado, who spoke during this year’s HIMSS 2011 conference, pointed out then that physicians need to first be engaged in the buying process. Once a healthcare organization has clinician buy-in, the organization may begin to enjoy some of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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HIMSS: Most hospitals still developing mobile policies

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:45:08 +0100

Source: Neil Versel, mobihealthnews Content: “How ubiquitous is mobility in healthcare? In a new survey from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), just five of the 164 mostly hospital-based respondents said that no group of professionals in their organizations used mobile devices to access information necessary for their everyday activities. And just one [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Mobile tech popular, but governance gaps remain, says HIMSS

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:37:16 +0100

Source: Eric Wicklund, Healthcare IT News Content: “The 1st Annual HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey, released on Monday, finds that almost all respondents have accessed clinical information through a mobile device. But just 38 percent of them report having a policy in place that regulates the devices’ use. The 12-page report, released on the first day of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Deaconess Health System reaches Stage 7

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:26:24 +0100

Deaconess Health System, which serves southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky and southeastern Illinois, has received HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. And as of November, 2011, Deaconess Health System joins 64 other hospitals recognized by HIMSS Analytics with its Stage 7 Award – just 1.1 percent of the more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database. No read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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HIMSS launching mobile health subgroup, mHIMSS

mobihealthnews — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:56:18 +0100

With mobile healthcare growing as rapidly as it has, it was only a matter of time before the largest health IT trade group refined its efforts in this segment. That time is now. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is in the process of launching mHIMSS, its mobile initiative. mHIMSS began taking individual registrations [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

HIMSS webinar: E-prescribing has come a long way; needs to go further

Cardiovascular Business News — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Work towards widespread use of e-prescribing has come a long way in a short period of time, but there’s still a long way to go before it is completely accepted and its flaws are fixed, according to the presenters of a Nov. 16 webinar cosponsored by HIMSS and the National Conference of State Legislatures. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

European hospitals receive Stage 6 designation from HIMSS Analytics

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:24:07 +0100

HIMSS Analytics has designated three European hospitals as Stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale. The hospitals will be recognized at HIMSS Europe’s CIO Summit in Geneva on November 22. Azienda ULSS 18 Rovigo (Local Healthcare Authority), Italy; Hospital Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona, Spain and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland have achieved the distinction – the second-highest rating on the EMRAM scale. No read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Three EU hospitals achieve HIMSS Stage 6

Hospital IT Europe — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:54:00 +0100

Hospitals in Italy, Spain and Switzerland recognised for electronic medical record achievements (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

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Three EU hospitals tap into HIMSS to assess health IT progress

Health Imaging News — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:49:32 +0100

Three European hospitals have recently reached Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) rating system to track the progress of healthcare facilities’ efforts to implement new health IT programs. (Source: Health Imaging News)

A podcast review of medical app regulations

mobihealthnews — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:42:25 +0100

This past July, the FDA issued a draft guidance on how it might regulate certain medical apps. The legal implications of the proposed guidelines is the subject of the most recent entry in the HIMSS/AMDIS Physician Community Podcast Series, hosted by Dr. Marlowe Schaeffer-Polk, an attorney, physician and co-founder of Medlawguard, and Mr. John Steinbach, [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Three EU hospitals tap into HIMSS to assess health IT progress

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:49:32 +0100

Lessons from Google Health

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:25:19 +0100

Source: Richard D. Marks, HIMSS News Content: “The de-Googlization of digital personal health records – Google’s decision to terminate Google Health and abandon the PHR field – offers two lessons with consequences. First, not everything can be Googlized. Second, building digital health record systems consumers will accept is very difficult. These difficulties burden EMRs (institutional [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS Responds to Draft Guidance on Testing EHR Usability

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:58:45 +0100

Source: Sabrina Rodak, Becker's Hospital Review Content: “The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has submitted comments (pdf) on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s draft guidance on “Technical Evaluation, Testing and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records.” The draft guidance outlined three steps for evaluating the usability of EHR user interfaces: first, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Are We There Yet? Wait, Where’s There?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:53:52 +0100

Source: John. H. Daniels, HIMSS Blog Content: “I remember when the IOM published its report, To Err is Human, in 1999. People were appalled to hear that as many as 98,000 people were dying every year because of medical errors. Folks were quick to say something had to be done. Then the IOM published [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Louisiana unveils statewide HIE

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Louisiana chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (LaHIMSS) demonstrated and officially launched the statewide Louisiana Health Information Exchange (LaHIE) at its conference in Kenner, La. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

CMIOs, nurses want medical device integration with EMRs

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:54:43 +0100

Source: Ken Terry, FierceHealthIT Content: “HIMSS Analytics has released a research report, sponsored by medical device technology company Capsule, that examines the evolving roles of chief medical information officers and chief nursing officers and how they view medical device integration with electronic medical records. Based on a focus group of CMIOs at the 2011 HIMSS convention [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

EHR Association, iHealth Alliance partner on patient safety

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:47:24 +0100

The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association and the iHealth Alliance (iHA) have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting efforts to develop practical, effective and optimized reporting tools to collect information on medical incidents that may be related to the use of health information technology. [See also: Institute of Medicine report says FDA not fit to regulate HIT.] No read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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EHR Vendors Endorse Medical Error Reporting System

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:22:08 +0100

Source: Neil Versel, InformationWeek Content: “Recognizing that electronic health records (EHRs) can and do cause medical errors, a group of EHR vendors has agreed to support a patient-safety organization’s online system for reporting adverse events. The HIMSS EHR Association, an affiliate of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) that represents 44 EHR vendors, announced [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Hospitals Fall Short on Meaningful Use

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Information Week article reports that while more hospitals say they meet stage 1 of the electronic health record incentive program, 53% say they still aren't ready, according to the latest research from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

HIMSS Analytics: Hospitals on track to meet Stage 1 MU

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:07:47 +0100

More eligible hospitals are likely to succeed in meeting the criteria for Stage 1 meaningful use, indicates data from a new HIMSS Analytics report. The report “Summary of Meaningful Use Readiness,” found a 16 percent increase, from 25 to 41 percent in the seven months from February to September 2011, in hospitals being well positioned to meet Stage 1. No read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Prescriptions Blog: Study: Few Hospitals Qualify for Digital Funds

NYT Health — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:00:53 +0100

About 10 percent of the nation's hospitals meet criteria that would enable them to qualify for extra payments under Medicare and Medicaid. (Source: NYT Health)

HIMSS, mHealth Regulatory Coalition Submit Comments to FDA on Mobile Medical Apps

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:49:07 +0100

Source: Sabrina Rodak, Becker's Hospital Review Content: “The mHealth Regulatory Coalition (pdf) and Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society have separately submitted comments on the FDA’s draft guidance for mobile medical applications, according to a news release. The mHealth Regulatory Coalition urged the FDA to create a regulatory framework for mHealth that eliminates unnecessary regulations and [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Medication administration quality and health information technology: a national study of US hospitals.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

ConclusionsImplementation and duration of use of health information technologies are associated with improved adherence to medication guidelines at US hospitals. The benefits are evident for adoption of eMAR systems alone and in combination with CPOE. PMID: 22037889 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association)

Eyes on the Prize – Using EHRs to Transform Public Health Practice

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:43:06 +0100

Source: Jonathan French, HIMSS Blog Content: “The EHR Meaningful Use Program promises to revolutionize the practice of medicine – and similarly -presents a great opportunity to transform the practice of public health. Public health practice in health departments has traditionally focused on the surveillance and response to communicable diseases and the promotion of services designed to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Successful HIE: A Growing Technology Supported by the Bedrock of Informatics

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:33:21 +0100

Source: Deb Bass, HIMSS News Content: “In 2005, as the Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) was forming, statewide HIE initiatives could almost be counted on the fingers of one hand. Leading the way along with NeHII were early adopters including HealthBridge, the Santa Cruz RHIO established by the Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz County, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS creates ICD-10 readiness pilot, calls for vendor participation

Cardiovascular Business News — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:20:52 +0100

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is calling for vendors to paricipate in a vendor-readiness project relating to ICD-10 compliance. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

Hidden Cost of Implementing an EHR for a Small Medical Practice…Time

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:19:17 +0100

Source: Mary Griskewicz, HIMSS Blog Content: “I just had my annual physical. The medical practice I go to is a typical small Connecticut practice with three physicians and two physician assistants. The practice also employs several medical assistants, an office manager and four receptionists. They provide excellent service and care to my family, and I [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

ICD-10 in Focus: Ready or not, here it comes….

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:49:29 +0100

Source: Adam Bazer, HIMSS Blog Content: “So are you ready? Sitting back and looking forward to the change? Worried that you’re just getting started? It seems like now all those who are managing the conversion are having a gut check moment.” Article Adam Bazer, HIMSS Blog, 26 September 2011 (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Voalte taps AirWatch for device management

mobihealthnews — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:52:47 +0100

Voalte announced Voalte Connect this week, a new mobile device management (MDM) solution for hospital networks that utilizes the AirWatch platform’s technology. The new service allows the company to remotely secure, monitor, manage and support mobile devices deployed across a hospital. Voalte is an iPhone application suite that combines voice, alarm and text features and is intended for [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Welch Allyn Will showcase technology designed to enhance patient safety, flow at HIMSS AsiaPac11

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:23:20 +0100

Welch Allyn, a leading global provider of medical diagnostic devices headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY, will showcase its newest generation of connected solutions designed to address the needs of busy medical practices read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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HIMSS to Congress: Nationwide patient identifier needed

Cardiovascular Business News — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:55:29 +0100

The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted three recommendations to Congressional leaders during the HIMSS 10th Annual Policy Summit last week in Washington, D.C., and emphasized the need for a nationwide patient identifier. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

HIMSS members storm Capitol Hill in support of HIT

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:50:21 +0100

Members of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) stormed Capitol Hill Sept. 15 in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of healthcare IT among federal lawmakers. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

4 quick IT tweaks to improve hospital efficiency

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:08:28 +0100

Implementing new technology can be tedious, and the work doesn't stop once go-live occurs. Constant changes are needed to keep IT systems up to speed and better improve their performance. But luckily not every update requires hours to complete. Edna Boone, senior director, mobile initiatives at HIMSS, gives us four quick and simple IT tweaks to improve hospital efficiency. [See also: IT to shift healthcare responsibility to consumer.] read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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HIMSS acquires so2say communications

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:07:35 +0100

In August, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society acquired Berlin-based so2say communications, expanding HIMSS' media and communications offerings in Europe. So2say is now an independent subsidiary of HIMSS. Providing custom media products and communication services for the health IT industry, so2say operates HealthTech Wire and the British Journal of Healthcare Computing. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Electronic Health Record Association supports ONC’s initiative to engage consumers health IT

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:45:41 +0100

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association), a collaboration of 42 EHR supplier companies, announced its support this week of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) event to kick-off an important federal initiative to educate and engage consumers in managing their health using health IT, “Putting the ‘I’ in ‘IT’”. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

HIMSS Davies winners named

Health Imaging News — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:11:33 +0100

The six winners of the 2011 HIMSS Davies Awards deliver quality and care to the patients and populations they serve with IT—specifically with an EHR. The healthcare organizations and providers, winners of the HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence, appear in the four award categories: organizational, ambulatory, community health organization and public health. (Source: Health Imaging News)

IT leaders look back on first year of meaningful use

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:35:05 +0100

What does meaningful use look like one year later? That was the point of a discussion during a press briefing hosted by the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and EHR Association in Washington, D.C., as industry leaders assessed year one of the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

HIMSS webinar: Blue Cross outlines success with incentivizing ACOs

Cardiovascular Business News — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:47:01 +0100

Early results from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' (BCBSMA) new incentive model, Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), has shown AQC is improving quality where in one year, improvements in quality were greater than any one-year change previously seen in the payor's network of providers, according to Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, senior vice president, performance measurement & improvement at BCBSMA. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

HIMSS Analytics Honors Nemours with Stage 7 Award

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:24:24 +0100

The HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award honors hospitals that operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementation of the EMR read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

UCSD Health System Achieves Elite IT Ranking

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Health System joins elite group of hospitals that operate in a paperless environment. UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems. The hospital will be recognized at the annual HIMMS conference in February 2012 in Las Vegas. "UC San Diego Health System is delighted and honored to be designated as a Stage 7 Health System... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

UC San Diego Health System earns Stage 7 Award

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:27:47 +0100

The UC San Diego Health System has been recognized by HIMSS Analytics for reaching Stage 7 – the highest level on its EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM). The HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award honors hospitals that operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementation of an electronic medical record. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Top EMR hospitals also top U.S. News & World Report list

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:01:09 +0100

More than 100 hospitals appearing in the online July 19 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals 2011-2012 received Stage 6 and 7 recognition by the HIMSS Analytics' EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

U.S. News & World Report taps HIMSS Analytics for hospital measures

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:37:23 +0100

Hospitals appearing in the August online ranking of U.S. News Best Hospitals 2011-12 used HIMSS Analytics' Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale to select the top 140 hospitals. All hospitals on the list rank at Stage 6 or Stage 7 on the EMRAM. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

EHR Association discourages proposal to report patient-level data

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:21:55 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) EHR Association has responded to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2012. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

New York, Florida public health systems snag Davies Awards

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:29:18 +0100

The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, and The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene have been named the two winners of the HIMSS Public Health Davies Award of Excellence, for the value their IT systems bring to the populations that they serve. The public health award is one of four award categories of the Davies including organizational, ambulatory and community health organizations. There have been 14 public health Davies award winners to date. Announcements concerning other HIMSS Davies winners are expected next month. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS announces 2 public health Davies winners

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:47:23 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced two winners of the HIMSS Public Health Davies Award of Excellence. These organizations join 14 past public health Davies award winners, all honored for positively impacting population health by optimizing health IT. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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HIMSS EHR Association elects leaders to tackle industry challenges

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:36:31 +0100

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association), a collaboration of 42 EHR suppliers, announced new leadership for the coming year following its annual elections in June. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

HIMSS Analytics Honors Syringa General Hospital with Stage 6 Recognition

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Syringa Hospital and Clinics, rural acute care facility, reports that seven months after going live with a comprehensive and integrated electronic heath record system they have received confirmation that it achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 designation, the first hospital in Idaho, and one of only 229 hospitals worldwide, to achieve this level of computerized electronic health record adoption. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

The Invisible Impact: Students’ Usage of the EHR

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:05:33 +0100

This article looks at both the literature and real-world situations that will [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS: Failing to prepare for ICD-10? Plan to fail

Health Imaging News — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:58:22 +0100

As the deadline to transition to ICD-10 creeps up on providers, healthcare liaisons urged that planning will be the bolt that keeps the entire process together and leads to a hospital’s success. This concept was presented Aug. 10 at The HIMSS Virtual Briefing: Critical Factors of the ICD-10 Conversion. (Source: Health Imaging News)

HIMSS Webinar: ICD-10 myths busted

Cardiovascular Business News — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:29:23 +0100

Joe Miller, director of e-business at AmeriHealth Mercy in Philadelphia, offered his expertise on ICD-10 to debunk some myths and focus on realities in transitioning to ICD-10 during a virtual briefing webinar by Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS). (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

GE launches Centricity iPad EMR app

mobihealthnews — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:22:19 +0100

GE Healthcare announced this week the release of Centricity Advance Mobile, an iPad EMR app designed for primary care physicians in small practices. The app is an extension of GE Healthcare’s web-based Centricity Advance EMR offering, which focuses on practices with less than ten physicians. The app was demoed at this year’s HIMSS conference. “This is [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

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HIMSS to host Sixth Annual National HIT Week

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:06:09 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is hosting the Sixth Annual National Health IT Week September 12-16, 2011 in Washington, DC. HIMSS officials have called it “a collaborative forum, where public and private healthcare constituents can work in partnership to educate industry and policy stakeholders on the value of health IT for the US healthcare system.” read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS seeks participants for Health IT Week

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:10:07 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has issued (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Q&A: Security failings 'a cultural issue,' says expert

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:33:25 +0100

Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better. You’ve said that if any other industry had this many privacy and security breaches, “heads would be rolling.” What is wrong with healthcare? Is the information landscape just too complicated? Or is it a matter of culture? read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

A Perspective On: Cloud-Based Modular EHRs Offer Advantages for Meaningful Use

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:15:01 +0100

Source: John Haughton, HIMSS News Content: “There are advantages to a best of breed approach that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of physician practices and enable them to leverage their existing technology investments rather than “rip and replace” to accommodate a one-size-fits-all EHR that may not be ideally suited to address a [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS Analytics: After dip, hospital IT budgets rise again

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:16:37 +0100

“The economic recession has significantly affected a normally recession-resistant medical industry,” according to a report from HIMSS Analytics. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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M&A Activity and Hospital Priorities Seek a Groove as ICD-10 Looms

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:50:21 +0100

Source: Chris Hoffmann, HealthWorks Collective Content: “While the deadline for ICD-10 implementation is not until October 2013, the new clinical documentation code set expands over 8x from 24,000 to > 200,000 and with enterprise-wide effects will be one of the most impactful mandates in the history of medical coding. According to studies from HIMSS and AHIMA, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Miller to advise i2 Initiative

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:30:40 +0100

Holly Miller, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of MedAllies and vice chair of the HIMSS board of directors, will serve on the advisory board for the Investing in Innovations (i2) Initiative, an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC) program designed to spur innovations in health IT. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

AMDIS: Will the political climate change meaningful use funding?

Cardiovascular Business News — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:01:50 +0100

A confluence of events on the national government stage in the U.S. could drastically alter the current path of meaningful use funding and processes, according to a July 13 presentation by David W. Roberts, MPA, vice president of government relations, HIMSS, at AMDIS’ 20th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

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iPad EHR developer DrChrono secures $675K

mobihealthnews — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:10:04 +0100

DrChrono, one of the few electronic health records (EHR) vendors to offer an EHR built from the ground up for the Apple iPad, has raised $675,000 in seed funding, according to a report in TechCrunch. The investors include General Catalyst, Charles River Ventures, 500 Startups, Gmail creator and FriendFeed cofounder Paul Buchheit, Google’s Principal Engineer [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Nurses Should Shape More Health IT Decisions: HIMSS

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:59:52 +0100

Source: Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek Healthcare Content: “The development of policies and programs that will improve a nurse’s ability to better integrate informatics solutions into clinical care encounters should be endorsed by government agencies, academic organizations, health IT vendors, and other healthcare stakeholders, according to a position statement recently published by the Healthcare Information and Management [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS Webinar: RFID improves asset management

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:48:25 +0100

Whether an active real-time location system (RTLS) or passive radio frequency identification (RFID), hospital systems are utilizing wireless tracking systems to cut down on costs and track the location of devices, expired products and even who-takes-what, explained speakers during a July 12 webinar sponsored by Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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EHR ‘roadmap’ guides providers through transporting content

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:07:19 +0100

Source: Janice Simmons, FierceEMR Content: “To help healthcare providers and other stakeholders connect their electronic health records (EHRs) more quickly, members of HIMSS’ Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) have completed a white paper providing a type of roadmap for health data exchanges. In the paper, EHRA notes that it has supported the development of recent interoperability [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

EHR Firms Issue Roadmap for HIE

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:50:06 +0100

Source: Joseph Goedert, HDM Breaking News Content: “Members of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association, a vendor trade group, have developed a white paper that lays out a framework for health information exchange by connecting EHRs more rapidly. “This white paper concentrates on mechanisms for actual data exchange by presenting five use cases and related scenarios, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

A Year in Review – A Firsthand View of Why Health IT Is Needed

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:28:08 +0100

Source: Michael D. Paquin, HIMSS Blog Content: “The last six weeks have been a real eye-opener to me as it relates to health IT and healthcare in general. I have been in healthcare for 35 years, always as a vendor or consultant. During the last six weeks, I have had the experience of being [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIMSS steps aside as standards group admin

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:32:44 +0100

The Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will relinquish its role as Secretariat for the International Organization for Standardization’s Technical Committee 215 on Health Informatics, known as ISO/TC 215, the international technical committee focused on developing health informatics standards. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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How to schedule nurses via text, phone, email

mobihealthnews — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:15:15 +0100

Need evidence that mobile communications are changing healthcare for the better? Ask Matthew Browning, a registered nurse from New Haven, Conn. Browning was a nursing supervisor for 12 years. “My standard line is, I spent three of those years on the phone,” he says. There had to be a better way to schedule nursing shifts and [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

AMA, Others Advise HHS to Clarify Meaningful Use Regs

RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

A collaborative of seven organizations, including the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA) and the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has proposed changes to clarify and streamline the process of achieving meaningful use objectives. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)

HIMSS Webinar: Vendor-neutral archive drives images everywhere

Health Imaging News — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:24:14 +0100

The Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) offered a peer-to-peer insight into Hunterdon Healthcare System’s three-stage plan for nationwide interoperability and central repository for medical images. (Source: Health Imaging News)

Study: Empowering staff with information is key to clinical transformation

Modern Medicine — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

When it comes to clinical transformation, information really is power. And if you don?t share enough information to empower staff, you probably won't get the results you want. That was the lesson from a recent study by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and McKesson, the health care technology company. Your practice can plan now to avoid those problems. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Using EHR Data for Clinical Transformation

Physicians Practice — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0100

A newly released HIMSS survey, commissioned by McKesson, reveals that a large number of healthcare organizations, through the combined use of EHRs and other assessment tools, are not achieving their goal of “clinical transformation.” (Source: Physicians Practice)

EHR Vendors Question Some Proposed ACO Rules

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:25:53 +0100

Source: Anthony Guerra, InformationWeek Healthcare Content: “The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) is pleased that the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking isn’t overly prescriptive as to how entities must use health information technology. However, the organization wants the final rule to explicitly promote bi-directional, standards-based health information exchange and interoperability, according [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Tuscon Medical Center earns Stage 7 Award

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:29:18 +0100

Tucson Medical Center in Arizona is being honored by HIMSS Analytics for achieving Stage 7, the highest level on its EMR Adoption Model. The Stage 7 award honors honors hospitals that operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementation of the EMR. As of June 15, 2011, Tucson Medical Center is one of 57 hospitals, or 1 percent of the more than 5,000 hospitals in theHIMSS Analytics Database, recognized for this award. The hospital will be recognized at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition on Feb. 21-24, 2012 in Las Vegas. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Ariz. medical center attains Stage 7

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:58:46 +0100

Tucson Medical Center in Ariz., has received its Stage 7 Award, Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics announced. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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HIMSS Webinar: IBM’s Watson to bring NLP to healthcare

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:04:30 +0100

IBM’s Watson technology, which embeds natural language processing (NLP) technology, is primed to transform healthcare by converting unstructured information into actionable data and presenting it to decision makers in a dashboard view. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

HIMSS: Clinical transformation requires better tools

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:49:45 +0100

Provider organizations have a leadership commitment to create an environment that fosters clinical transformation, but need to improve the information capabilities and human resources to put that strategy into operation, according to a new study from the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Organizations Embrace Clinical Improvement But Require Tools For Data Analysis

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Healthcare organizations are embracing the need for information transparency to drive clinical transformation, but they still require the tools and capabilities to make data available in real time and reduce the burden on scarce resources. These are among the key findings from the HIMSS 2011 Clinical Transformation Survey, sponsored by McKesson. Three-quarters of respondents indicated they already have in place or are establishing a formal leadership team to address clinical transformation... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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HIMSS: Poor Data Access Impedes Hospital Quality Efforts

RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Three-fourths of respondents to a new HIMSS survey on clinical transformation--most of them executives of hospitals or healthcare systems--said that their organization has created or is establishing a leadership team to assess and continually improve the way care is delivered. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)

Single finalist named for HIMSS Davies CHO award

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:10:03 +0100

Hudson River HealthCare (HRHCare) in Peekskill, NY, has been named the single finalist for the 2011 HIMSS Community Health Organization Davies Award, which recognizes excellence in leveraging electronic health records to improve healthcare delivery. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Fallon Clinic says 96 percent of its docs have achieved MU

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:17:51 +0100

Fallon Clinic has announced that 96 percent of its doctors have achieved meaningful use. The clinic has been selected by HIMSS as a finalist for a 2011 Ambulatory Care Davies Award of Excellence. Fallon Clinic, a large multi-specialty medical group practice in Central Massachusetts, was one of only four finalists selected from a nationwide search for the best use of EHRs to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery, according to a statement issued Saturday by the clinic. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS VCE features new enhancements and benefits

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:08:35 +0100

The HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo gets better and better, thanks to meeting and exceeding attendee needs and delivering new enhancements and benefits. The June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo, "Transformational Approaches to Healthcare," offers proactive strategies to address all the enormous changes the healthcare industry is undergoing. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS chief forecasts 'seismic shifts' for health IT

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:49:21 +0100

No matter what happens politically or in policy circles, "seismic shifts" are going to occur in healthcare, and IT needs to be a major part of reshaping the landscape, according to H. Stephen Lieber, president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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HIMSS selects four ambulatory care Davies finalists

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:16:46 +0100

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced four finalists for its HIMSS Ambulatory Care Davies Awards. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Is It Time for an Informed Nation-wide Patient-Data Matching Solution?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:44:49 +0100

Source: Richard M. Hodge, HIMSS Blog Content: “Frequent mismatches between patients and clinical data are a serious and growing patient safety issue. Incorrect information or linking the wrong clinical information to a person is a potentially deadly patient safety issue, and incurs huge additional costs to the healthcare system. Estimates are that [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

ICD-10 Migration: Healthcare professionals worried about staffing

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:37:17 +0100

Source: Carl Natale, Government Health IT Content: “A survey released Tuesday found that healthcare professionals are most worried about having enough staffing to make the ICD-10 conversion. The HIMSS Vantage Point survey reported that 33 percent of the respondents said a lack of staffing resources was the greatest challenge. A lack of financial resources was cited [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Jeopardy!’s Watson Computer and Healthcare

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Thu, 26 May 2011 08:07:35 +0100

Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “The hype at the IBM booth at HIMSS was really strong since it had been announced that healthcare was one of the first places that IBM wanted to work on implementing the “Watson” technology (read more about the Watson Technology in Healthcare in this AP article). Although, I found [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Webinar: Leverage your mobile framework for data security

Health Imaging News — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:28:43 +0100

Employees are increasing bringing into the workplace their personal mobile devices and security of these devices is needed in a health IT environment, according to Dan Dearing, group director of mobile strategies at BoxTone, a mobile service management software provider in Columbia, Md., who addressed a webinar May 24 hosted by the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS). (Source: Health Imaging News)

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Clinical Laboratories Beware: Many Payers May Not Be Ready for HIPAA 5010 on January 1, 2012

Dark Daily — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:48:51 +0100

Bigger challenge will be adoption of ICD-10 across entire U.S. healthcare system in 2013 Two disruptive events in the world of coding, billing, and claims reimbursement are about to engage the full attention of clinical laboratories and pathology groups. First is implementation of HIPAA 5010 forms for claims submission by all types of healthcare providers. [...] (Source: Dark Daily)

One More Reason to Implement an EMR – Genomics

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:29:11 +0100

Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “I’d been meaning to write about genomics and EMR for a while and so I’m glad that Katherine did. In one of my more interesting discussions at HIMSS with CMO of Nuance, Dr Nick (sorry, his last name is too hard to spell), we talked about the future of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Two Finalists Announced for HIMSS Public Health Davies Award

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:01:13 +0100

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Crounse: 'Aggregate data around the patient'

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:54:20 +0100

There's wonderful information technology in the World of Health IT exhibit hall, said Microsoft's Bill Crounse here in Budapest, but it's what you do with the information that counts. Crounse, senior director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft, provided eHealth Week attendees with a tour of numerous advances in healthcare technology emerging throughout the world, while emphasizing the importance of putting patients in control of healthcare IT. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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HIMSS announces two Davies finalists

Health Imaging News — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:39:29 +0100

The Florida Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene are finalists for the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Public Health Davies Award for epidemiological surveillance and an EHR network for underserved populations, respectively. (Source: Health Imaging News)

Security Considerations for Healthcare Organizations Using Cloud Computing

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 11 May 2011 08:58:44 +0100

Source: Lisa Gallagher, HIMSS News Content: “The phrase “cloud computing” originated from the informal use of a “cloud” graphic in technical diagrams/ flow charts to symbolize the internet and is now codified by use in some electronic tools for producing graphical representations of technical architectures, such as Microsoft Office Visio and others. Further, its technical [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

eHealth Week to honor German, Spanish hospitals

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:55:11 +0100

HIMSS Analytics Europe will award one German hospital and two Spanish hospitals with the Stage 6 Award for medical record adoption at the Budapest-based European eHealth Week and World of Health IT conference, 10-12 May 2011. Hospitals receive scores of 0-7 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale. The highest distinction is awarded to fully paperless organizations. The awards to the German and Spanish hospitals will be presented during a dinner ceremony on Tuesday, 10 May. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Study Shows Nursing Informatics A Developing Role

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:55:08 +0100

Source: John Schrenker, HealthSystemCIO Content: “In February, HIMSS released its 2011 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey, and no one should be surprised that it shows nursing informatics is playing an increasingly important role in healthcare organizations. Meaningful Use continues to be a significant factor in most organization’s strategic plans and, as a result, nursing informatics will likely [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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HIMSS partners with ONC to help job seekers

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:07:55 +0100

As health IT work ramps up across the country, the HIMSS Career Services Center aims to make it easier for new graduates of the Office of the National Coordinator's HIT Workforce Development programs to find jobs via HIMSS JobMine with new access from the ONC website and enhanced offerings. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS site helps health IT job seekers

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:31:24 +0100

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Career Services Center has enhanced HIMSS JobMine and added a section dedicated to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's workforce development programs, where graduates can post resumes and find health IT positions posted by potential employers. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Simplify Health IT Job Search With HIMSS Career Services Center

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 05 May 2011 09:00:00 +0100

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health information technicians and medical records professionals held 172,500 jobs in 2008 with 39 percent in hospitals; by 2018, a 20 percent growth is expected resulting in 207,600 jobs. Knowing where and how to find available jobs is a challenge any job seeker faces, including graduates of the Office of the National Coordinator's HIT Workforce Development programs... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Electronic Medical Records, Nurse Staffing, and Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes: Evidence From the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators

Medical Care Research and Review — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100

This study estimated the association of EMR implementation with nurse staffing levels, skill mix, contract/agency percent, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in U.S. hospitals. Data on nurse staffing and patient outcomes came from the 2004-2008 National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Data on EMR implementation came from the 2004-2008 HIMSS Analytics Database. The authors conducted a longitudinal analysis of an unbalanced panel of 3,048 medical/surgical units in 509 short-term, general acute care hospitals. EMR implementation was associated with lower total nurse hours per patient day, higher Registered Nurse percent and contract/agency percent, and higher adverse patient events in the short term. EMR may create a skill bias toward higher-skilled nurses. As more advanced EMR syst...

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HIMSS Europe calls for governing council nominations

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:41:24 +0100

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Europe Governing Council is taking nominations to fill three vacancies on the council for the 2011-2014 term. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

HIMSS Analytics Europe awards European hospitals

Hospital IT Europe — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:22:00 +0100

HIMSS Analytics Europe has announced that it will award a German and two Spanish hospitals the Stage 6 EMRAM Award during eHealth Week (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Payers could do better job of leveraging data

Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:28:55 +0100

Using clinical analytics to lower clinical costs emerged as the top drivers for payers for using and analyzing clinical data, according to an HIMSS Analytics whitepaper. (Source: Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online)

Foundation for NIH and HIMSS partner to broaden mHealth Summit

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:45:03 +0100

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced Tuesday an extensive strategic partnership that will expand the already successful mHealth Summit. The largest event focused on mobile health, the 2011 mHealth Summit will be held from December 5-7 in the Washington, DC area. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

HIMSS lauds Mostashari’s appointment

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:52:58 +0100

The Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) praised the selection of Farzad Mostashari, MD, to lead the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, announced Friday. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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Finally, a Giant Leap Forward Toward Interoperability

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:28:57 +0100

Source: Joyce Sensmeier, HIMSS Blog Content: “I learned earlier this week that five of the leading health systems are launching a new initiative to securely exchange electronic health data, with the first data exchange planned for next year. Kudos should go to Mayo Clinic, Geisinger, Kaiser Permanente, Intermountain Healthcare and Group Health for taking this [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Medicomp's Quippe Poised to Take Off?

Forbes.com Healthcare News — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:53:12 +0100

There was a lot of buzz at February's HIMSS Conference in Orlando around Medicomp System's new Quippe tool; a web-based interface that allows physicians to more easily access electronic medical records at the patient's bedside or in the doctor's office. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)

Children s Hospital Boston Rises to Top of EHR Ladder

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:10:09 +0100

Source: Baldwin G. Health Data Management, 19(4) Content: Ask Marvin Harper, M.D., how long the electronic health records journey at Children’s Hospital Boston took, and he says “forever.” It’s a colorful exaggeration, but the ascension of the 392-bed pediatric medical center to the top of the EHR ladder, as measured by HIMSS Analytics at least, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Real Innovation in EMR Will Come with Healthcare Innovation

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:47:32 +0100

Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “It seems like EMR innovation has been a strong theme on EMR and HIPAA ever since I wrote about the lack of EHR innovation at HIMSS. I of course clarified my original post with this post on the future of MER and EMR innovation and then wrote about the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)