Government & Policy
Christopher Boone, director of outpatient quality and health IT for the American Heart Association in Dallas, will fill a vacancy on the federal Health Information Technology Policy Committee. Boone will fill one of three committee positions held by advocates for patients or consumers.
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote at HIMSS13 in New Orleans on March 6. HIMSS officials released its list of speakers on Sept. 5, the same day Clinton delivered the keynote at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
The ACA and HITECH, when taken together, can help states break down existing data silos band, in so doing, make it harder for criminals to perpetrate fraud.
The Hawaii Island Beacon Community is focused on improving care for individuals with complex chronic conditions to avoid hospital readmissions, and engaging patients to better understand and get involved in their care. Contributing Editor Mary Mosquera saw first-hand how it works.
Rick Rifenbark, a partner in law firm Foley & Lardner, discusses the most significant changes that the final rule for Stage 2 brings, areas wherein CMS made meaningful use more flexible, and what he was hoping would be there but was not.
Beacon on rugged Big Island connects patients with care coordinators and brings clinicians and community groups together to collaborate.
Three questions with Deb Grider, senior manager at Blue & Co. consultancy and an ICD-10 industry veteran, who explains where healthcare organizations need to be today if they are going to comply by the new 2014 deadline.
By sticking with a one-year delay, HHS not only "maintains the value of work already done," but also makes it easier for ICD-10 project leaders to convince CFOs to continue funding the conversion.
Some 60 percent of state public health departments are using social media but, lacking a strategic plan, most of those have little interaction with the few followers they have.
Lee Kim, president-elect of the Western Pennsylvania HIMSS chapter, breaks down what health organizations need to consider before selecting a cloud-based vendor.