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Physicians becoming savvy in EHR selection, AAFP finds
Six years of American Academy of Family Physician surveys show that physicians know what they want from EHR software and won't hesitate to change if they don't like what they see. News | 15 Mar 2012
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What big data means for health data analytics, in practical terms
An Intel executive explains what big data means for health care, as well as what the chip vendor is doing to improve quality and clinical research through health data analytics. News | 14 Mar 2012
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Mobile devices bring health interoperability challenges, opportunities
The proliferation of mobile devices in health care organizations can hinder, or help, complex health data interoperability initiatives. Medical devices add another wrinkle. News | 06 Mar 2012
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ONC health interoperability initiative still under construction
Health data interoperability is easier said in meaningful use than done out in the real world. Just ask the CIOs and health information exchanges trying to make it happen. News | 05 Mar 2012
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Mostashari reveals more about meaningful use stage 2 at HIMSS 2012
In an in-depth session with reporters, U.S. health IT coordinator Farzad Mostashari, M.D. reveals more on meaningful use stage 2, including HIE, interoperability and encryption. News | 28 Feb 2012
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Meaningful use stage 2's bumpy landing at HIMSS 2012
Meaningful use stage 2 will finally see release, but not during HIMSS 2012 as expected. Watching the waiting game unfold made for fascinating, if also uneasy, theater. News | 23 Feb 2012
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Governance key to creating effective health data warehouse
Many people want a health data warehouse to do many things, often at a moment's notice. That's why a governance committee should oversee its use, HIMSS 2012 attendees learned. News | 23 Feb 2012
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ONC offers sneak peek at meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule
Without releasing the actual meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule, ONC offered HIMSS 2012 attendees a sneak peek at what the new rule will mean for providers and EHR vendors. News | 22 Feb 2012
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HIMSS leadership survey: Staff, not money, top health IT need
The latest leadership survey from HIMSS Analytics shows that, for the first time, staffing needs outweigh financial needs when it comes to achieving health IT strategic plans. News | 21 Feb 2012
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Health care CIOs must be champions of information exchange
CIOs at a pre-HIMSS 2012 forum learned that information exchange is more than just federal HIE mandates. It's also a tool for getting clinical, administrative staff to cooperate. News | 21 Feb 2012
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Ten iPad EHR security strategies for HIPAA compliance
When deploying an EHR system to iPhones and iPads, organizations need a sound security strategy. These 10 tips will make security policy, and HIPAA compliance, straightforward. Tip
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Tips for improving health care hospital governance
Getting physicians, nursing and pharmacy staff, and other peers together makes for effective IT problem-solving in clinical environments. This and more tips for health care IT governance. Tip
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Ten tips for a hospital EHR implementation process
Taking the EHR implementation process to meaningful use requires teamwork. A HIMSS Stage 7 award winner offers tips for hospital IT leaders. Tip
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Building an IT business plan with health care policy in mind
A regional HIMSS director weighs in on the HITECH Act and other federal proposals that will affect providers' meaningful use compliance efforts and the build-out of their IT infrastructure. Tip
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HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote the best use of information technology and management systems in the health care industry. Definition
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HIMSS board chair discusses EHR Incentive Programs progress
We sat down with the HIMSS board chairwoman to discuss new federal EHR adoption figures and long-term technology objectives that hospital CIOs should keep in their sights. Podcast
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Assessing present, future plans for the Direct Project
In this video from HIMSS 2011, Doug Fridsma, director of standards and interoperability at the ONC, discusses the Direct Project's pilot programs and other future developments. Video
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KLAS discusses benefits of wireless UC systems in hospitals
Jeremy Goff, KLAS senior research director, talks about why some hospitals would choose wireless unified communications systems over smartphone deployments. Video
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HIMSS 2011 video: CEO Jonathan Bush on AthenaHealth's cloud EHR
AthenaHealth Inc. has a unique way of charging customers for its cloud EHR, billing and practice-management tools: Its rates are based on payer reimbursements. Video
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VIDEO: The hottest tech at HIMSS 2011
Learn which can't-miss technology will be front and center at HIMSS 2011. The iPad and PlayBook will make a splash, but analytics and virtualization will be in the spotlight, too. Video
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Key HIMSS 2011 trends to track: HIE, ACO and ICD-10
With the health care industry at a crossroads, the HIMSS 2011 show is focusing on innovations in health information exchange -- and such mandates as the ICD-10 conversion. Video
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ONC interoperability leader discusses EHR meaningful use certification
In this video, ONC interoperability leader Dr. Doug Fridsma discusses the EHR meaningful use certification process, and offers some advice to providers who are going digital. Video
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The digital hospital of the future is available now at HIMSS 2010
At the HIMSS 2010 conference in Atlanta, technology is everywhere, but HP has brought together everything from servers to tabletop PCs in its version of the the digital hospital. Video
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Dr. Barry Chaiken discusses HIMSS 2010, electronic health records
Dr. Barry Chaiken, HIMSS board chairman and chief medical officer at Imprivata, and Omar Hussain, CEO at Imprivata, discuss HIMSS 2010 and how technology is transforming health care. Podcast
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Physicians becoming savvy in EHR selection, AAFP finds
Six years of American Academy of Family Physician surveys show that physicians know what they want from EHR software and won't hesitate to change if they don't like what they see. News
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What big data means for health data analytics, in practical terms
An Intel executive explains what big data means for health care, as well as what the chip vendor is doing to improve quality and clinical research through health data analytics. News
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Mobile devices bring health interoperability challenges, opportunities
The proliferation of mobile devices in health care organizations can hinder, or help, complex health data interoperability initiatives. Medical devices add another wrinkle. News
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ONC health interoperability initiative still under construction
Health data interoperability is easier said in meaningful use than done out in the real world. Just ask the CIOs and health information exchanges trying to make it happen. News
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Mostashari reveals more about meaningful use stage 2 at HIMSS 2012
In an in-depth session with reporters, U.S. health IT coordinator Farzad Mostashari, M.D. reveals more on meaningful use stage 2, including HIE, interoperability and encryption. News
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Meaningful use stage 2's bumpy landing at HIMSS 2012
Meaningful use stage 2 will finally see release, but not during HIMSS 2012 as expected. Watching the waiting game unfold made for fascinating, if also uneasy, theater. News
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Governance key to creating effective health data warehouse
Many people want a health data warehouse to do many things, often at a moment's notice. That's why a governance committee should oversee its use, HIMSS 2012 attendees learned. News
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ONC offers sneak peek at meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule
Without releasing the actual meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule, ONC offered HIMSS 2012 attendees a sneak peek at what the new rule will mean for providers and EHR vendors. News
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Ten iPad EHR security strategies for HIPAA compliance
When deploying an EHR system to iPhones and iPads, organizations need a sound security strategy. These 10 tips will make security policy, and HIPAA compliance, straightforward. Tip
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HIMSS leadership survey: Staff, not money, top health IT need
The latest leadership survey from HIMSS Analytics shows that, for the first time, staffing needs outweigh financial needs when it comes to achieving health IT strategic plans. News
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About HIMSS conference and exhibition
The Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference attracts thousands of health IT professionals interested in EHR systems, interoperability, policy, security, mobile health and more. Our editorial staff attends the HIMSS annual conference to learn the latest news, best practices and health IT trends that matter most to the health care industry. Check out our articles, blog entries and videos from the HIMSS conference here. Find news and resources from HIMSS 2011 and look ahead to our coverage of HIMSS 2012.