National Provider Call on Friday
CMS is having a National Provider call on Friday with information on registration for the Medicaid Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals. The call will begin…
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HIMSS11 – Who Will Replace Blumenthal?
Neil Versel Guest Columnist Want to keep things interesting at HIMSS? Just start speculating about who will replace Dr. David Blumenthal as national health IT…
HHS Awards Additional Funding to RECs
HHS Funds RECs HHS awarded $12 million in supplemental funding to RECs on February 7th to further support Critical Access and Rural Hospitals. This is…
Meaningful Use Objectives for EPs: The Details
Meaningful Use Objectives for EPs Jim Tate HITECH Act EHR Certification Expert EMRAdvocate.com So now that we all understand Certified Technology (more or less) what…
Meaningful Use and Security Risk Assessments
Meaningful Use Core Requirement for HIPAA Pete Niner Director, Techumen The very last component of achieving meaningful use of EHRs is to “Conduct or review a…
HIMSS11 Sessions – Where to Start?
Neil Versel Guest Columnist Last week, I discussed the importance of the educational sessions at the annual HIMSS11 conference. But where to start when there…
EHRs and the Quality of Healthcare
 EHRs and Quality of Healthcare William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Electronic Health…
The Emergence of the Informatics Practitioner
 The Emergence of the Informatics Practitioner William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University As…
HIMSS11 Advice From a Veteran
Neil Versel Guest Columnist I always offer two pieces of advice for anyone attending a HIMSS conference for the first time:. 1. Wear comfortable shoes….