Of course there were the themes of HIEs and ACOs, but they were also major talking points at last year’s HIMSS conference. Below are five…
Archive | February, 2012
HIMSS12 #HITsm Live TweetChat Recap
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IT of The Tiger: TIGER Initiative supports nurses using technology
Those of you attending HIMSS12 this week – beware! There are TIGERs on the loose. Not to be confused with the fercious felines or cereal mascot,…
Women in mHealth: Rebecca Woodcock of Cake Health
Have you wondered what it takes to become an entrepreneur in mHealth? In this new series, “Women in mHealth”, I will take a look at…
HIMSS12: Sessions and Connections
HIMSS12 is a big event, an understatement in so many ways. It is a time when a community comes together: vendors, health IT teams, and…
Blue Button Interoperability – A Step Backward?
Last month when it was announced that all health insurance carriers in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) were to add Blue Button functionality,…
New Experiences – Lab Work & Patient Interaction
This block we started OMM lab, which was a new experience for me. OMM stands for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, which is one of the unique…
Intubate, Rinse, Repeat: Does patient simulation teach real-world nursing skills?
Happy Groundhog Day! Ok, so I’m a few days late but that’s the beauty of Groundhog Day, if you forget something or make a mistake…
Links to HIMSS12 Activities
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Pioneer ACO Update: Q&A With Health IT Leaders from Eastern Maine Healthcare System
In December 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the names of 32 health organizations selected to participate in their Pioneer…