Is your sales force HITECH ready?
In talking with some HIMSS exhibitors last week the issue of prepping sales teams to confidently talk to prospects about meaningful use, CMS incentives and…
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Blumenthal’s Keynote at HIMSS
ONC David Blumenthal spoke to a full house on Wednesday as the keynote speaker at the HIMSS Conference in Atlanta. He said he was a…
December HIT meetings
The HIT Policy committee met last Tuesday for the final meeting before interim rules should be released. CMS is still on track for the Notice…
Health IT Stimulus Summit, Dell Acquires Perot Systems, National Health IT Week
Our Week in Review posts are now “The Recovery Room” posts. Our idea and hope is to do at least a Waiting Room (upcoming events…
The Waiting Room week of 8/16/09
The HIT Standards Committee will meet on Thursday this week. The three workgroups Clinical operations, Clinical Quality, and Privacy & Security are slated to present…
More than Just Meaningful Use
While everyone was waiting patiently for the revised recommendations on meaningful use, the real drama was going on with the Certification and Adoption workgroup. Two…
“Meaningful Use” Recommendations from Selected Groups
Leading Associations Weigh in on Meaningful Use Requirements .. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recommends: To ensure continuity, recognize CCHIT as the certifying…
“Meaningful Use” to be Defined Soon
Meaningful Use of Certified EHR .. ONCHIT Deputy National Coordinator, Charles Friedman spoke at the Government Health IT Conference today stating a formal definition of…