Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Pragmatic Approach for Improving Outcomes through Meaningful HIE: Feb. 22, 2:15-3:15pm

This session demonstrates how a regional health information organization (RHIO) provides measurable value by assembling a comprehensive medication list delivered at the point of care. The data reveals quality, safety and efficiency improvements.

AHIMA: HIPAA transaction standards are here to stay

Transaction standards were first written into HIPAA legislation in 2000 to create standardized routes for healthcare organizations to exchange financial and administrative data, but they left too much room for interpretation and the result has been chaotic, according to a Jan. 17 article in the Journal of the American Health Information Management Association.

HIEs: Data Sharing Leads to Better Patient Care and ROI: Feb. 22, 1-2pm

In a complex, unfamiliar frontier where healthcare competitors must become partners, many providers face the enormous pressure of working with developing health information exchange (HIE) solutions in order to meet meaningful use requirements.

Advanced HIE Technology Improves Quality Management and Accountable Care: Feb. 22, 8:30-9:30am

Learn the trends, clinical results and lessons from a physician organization using health information exchange to improve care coordination and quality management through clinical decision support, advanced quality measures and EMR interoperability.

Florida State HIE - Lessons Learned: Feb. 21, 11am-12pm

Discussion on the experience gained during the procurement, implementation, and deployment of the Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution for the state of Florida, including policy, consent, technical implementation and sustainability considerations.

2012: Year of HIE implementation and collaboration?

This year, at its annual conference, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) includes a day-long symposium on health information exchange (HIE) entitled, HIE: The Year of Implementation, Collaboration & Beyond, a title that echoes the declaration Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for Health IT, made recently: 2012 is the year that health IT truly comes of age.

Ariz. rad practice taps Merge for MU

Radiology Limited will install Merge's suite of radiology systems at its nine imaging centers across southern Arizona.

HIMSS: Agfa introduces ICIS platform for the EMR

Agfa HealthCare (Booth 4234) is introducing ICIS (Imaging Clinical Information System) platform to enhance the EMR at the 2012 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference and exhibition, Feb. 20-24, in Las Vegas.

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