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NORC researchers involved with ONC's statewide evaluation of health information exchange program will be conducting a session at HIMSS13 sharing observations. Their take on the state of HIE in three words: Developing, advancing, exciting.
From one year to the next, few sectors of the US economy change as much or as quickly as health IT. And at the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, attendees will get a chance to see what that change looks like.
A raft of technologies including broadband, cloud computing, cheaper storage and mobile devices, among others, is driving the transformation. At the same time, market expectations regarding standards of care are changing, as are younger providers' relationship with health-specific IT.
For organizers of the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, social media at this year's gathering is all about one thing: #connectivity.
When it comes to healthcare analytics, hospitals and health systems can benefit most from the information if they move towards understanding the analytic discoveries, rather than just focusing on the straight facts.
Deloitte, which bills itself as the world's largest health consultancy, and Intermountain Healthcare, known around the world for its pioneering work in healthcare informatics, are teaming up to help transform healthcare.
It pays well to be a chief information officer in healthcare these days, according to a report released by CHIME, which finds that industry CIOs earned an average base salary of $208,417 in 2012.
Clinician-to-clinician Direct messaging is now available across New York as part of the Statewide Health Information Network of New York. Albany Medical Center, one of the busiest trauma centers in Upstate New York, will be the state's first provider using the Direct service, which integrates into providers' electronic health record systems.
NJ Gov. Chris Christie said as much on Tuesday -- and he's merely the latest anti-ACA Republican Governor to acquiesce with the federal government's offer to pay for more Medicaid enrollees.
As healthcare IT continues to impact the delivery of patient care, academic institutions are improving their HIT degree programs. Nowhere is this trend more evident than on University Row at the 2013 HIMSS Annual Convention & Exhibition.