Health Information Technology Degree VS. Certification
Consider Your Career Goals By Gabe Bendana A common question when entering the field of health information technology is whether to pursue a certificate program or…
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ONC Health IT Curriculum Materials Are Moving
Funding for ONC Health IT Curriculum Has Ended William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor One of the most enduring artifacts from of…
5 Things Even the Smallest Doctor’s Office Should Learn
Lessons from the Target Data Breach By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting A doctor’s oath to “Do No Harm” also means they need to…
Supporting Quality Measurement and Quality Improvement
What Factors Limit Health IT’s Ability to Support Quality Measurement and Quality Improvement? by Janice Nicholson, Co-Founder, President & CEO, i2i Systems, Inc. Twitter: @i2isystems This…
Putting Big Data to Work for Clinical and Business Intelligence
Healthcare Business Intelligence Forum, April 16-17 The Healthcare Business Intelligence Forum, presented by HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News, will be held April 16-17, 2014…
A Year of Promise and Fulfillment
From Formation to Execution with the CommonWell By Justin Barnes, VP, Greenway Medical Technologies Twitter: @HITAdvisor Could these market competitors across acute and ambulatory segments…
Submit Your PQRS Quality Measures through the EHR Reporting Method
CMS Communication on PQRS Reporting Are you interested in submitting your PQRS quality measures using the EHR Reporting method? Resources for 2014 participation are now available…
Healthcare’s Challenging Trio: Quality, Safety, and Complexity
Ongoing Webinar Series on Healthcare Transformation Essentials Attending HIMSS14 last week in Orlando I was struck by the shift in conversation from the previous three…
2014 PQRS for LTC Physicians
Beatings will continue until morale improves By Rod Baird According to CMS, only 25% of eligible professionals participate in PQRS. CMS has a strategy to…