Healthcare IT Today

You Didn’t Say We Could Have a Real Pony!

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Shirley Corsey.

Welcome to my EMR Road Warrior (RW) Journal, read about experiences I have endured over these past six years as a traveling Certified Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Consultant. OK, so you should be wondering what this blog title has to do with EMR RW Part One: Know Your Worth and Be Prepared. Let me explain, [...]

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Hey Mr. Healthcare IT Candidate – Please STOP Talking!

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

You know it in your gut when you present a candidate who absolutely has the skills to do the job. The sweet spot! Raw talent, skills, proven track record, smart and all of the domain knowledge one would need to sell software and services in the markets we serve – healthcare. The resume was stellar, the deal [...]

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A Fine Whine

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Danielle Byron.

A Fine Whine
My name is Danielle Byron. I am a Health IT project leader who is passionate about using technology to improve patient safety and outcomes. This week so I’m musing about Wine and watching perhaps a bit too much Olympics. Not expensive French wine that my daughter Margaux is named after, rather the [...]

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HIMSS 2010: It’s a Wrap

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Joe Lavelle.

Another HIMSS is behind us, but Healthcare IT will never be the same. 2010 will be the start of truly revolutionary progress in Healthcare IT brought on by ARRA/HITECH. Many gave their opinions and some have even provided really interesting suggestions for changes to the rules as you will find in this letter from CHIME to CMS. With the comment period closing shortly on CMS’s meaningful use Notice Proposed Rule Making, I am not sure how much or how little the rules will be modified. What I am sure is that anyone that intends on pursuing Meaningful Use (MU) better get started in earnest right away.

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Darling Reports: HIMSS10 Wrap Up!

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Gwen Darling.

Day Four of HIMSS10. My plan for this day was to tie up any loose ends that needed tying and knock off at noon, taking the remainder of the day to enjoy Atlanta, and my sister, who was driving in from Knoxville to spend the night. I am a firm believer in the “treat yourself [...]

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HIMSS 2010: A Little Time for Career Development

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Joe Lavelle.

In between my efforts to Get Smart on ARRA and Vendor Neutral Archives today, I took time out to meet in person with a few experts that I have met on Twitter and learned a great deal from in the past couple years. For breakfast I met with resume specialist and career coach, Miriam [...]

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Darling Reports: Live From HIMSS10 Day Three

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Gwen Darling.

My calendar says Day 3, but if you’d ask my feet they’d probably argue that it’s got to be at least Day 103. I’m beginning to have fantasies about my sneakers – that’s a bit frightening. At any rate, the day had a very memorable beginning for many here in Atlanta – we awoke to [...]