Workforce Management

 
The 4 key findings from eHealth Initiative's HIT jobs report
February 10, 2012 | Bernie Monegain
Health IT job shortages are a reality but, even still, HIEs are not hiring graduates of ONC's HIT workforce training program.
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The 7 critical healthcare systems IT must protect
December 7, 2011 | Bob Gast
Not all healthcare systems are critical, but for those that directly impact patient care, downtime must remain below an exacting threshold. Here's a look at those key resources.
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AHIMA, HHS align on HIM jobs effort
October 4, 2011 | Bernie Monegain
Group details HIM Jobs for America Initiative at annual conference.
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4 tips to boost hospital efficiency
September 16, 2011 | Michelle McNickle
These tactics help streamline operations and the customer experience. Each is simple and inexpensive.
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National HIPAA 5010 Testing Week: Will enough health orgs set sail?
August 12, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
Whether it's a designated day or a full week, without updated software from vendors, providers and payers are limited in the testing they can conduct.
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Top 4 jobs ICD-10 will place in high-demand
August 10, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
The unfunded mandate promises to demand a new set of professional capabilities – and a workforce armed with those skills.
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Moves: MGMA CEO joins consultant, new Federal CIO appointed
August 4, 2011 | Molly Merrill
Outgoing MGMA head William Jessee discusses future plans, while White House names Steven VanRoekel incoming Federal CIO.
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Survey: IPAs help docs adopt HIT
June 30, 2011 | Government Health IT Staff
Independent Practice Associations aid small physician practices bridge the gap between technology and clinical care.
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MGMA: Providers still waiting on vendors for HIPAA 5010 updates
June 16, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
Entwined in a blame game, few health entities have their HIPAA 5010 conversion underway, despite the looming deadline.
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Mostashari: We need a better marketplace
June 15, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
Despite the growing number of EHRs, classic causes of market failure persist.
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AHRQ details new health IT research grants
June 13, 2011 | Government Health IT Staff
Career development grants focus on health IT decision making, patient-centered care, as well as quality and safety.
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AHIMA looking to bolster U.S. health IT workforce
June 6, 2011 | Diana Manos
Six new HIT Pro exams, funded by ONC, can help to ensure the U.S. has enough qualified workers to support healthcare in the years ahead.
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Best Practices to Deploy ECM Technologies: Ensure Decisions are Made Based on all the Information, not a Portion of it
October 11, 2011 | On Demand Webinars
In this Web seminar, learn firsthand from five healthcare organizations how, after integrating Perceptive Software enterprise content management (ECM) products, they are realizing cost and time-saving benefits enterprise-wide. The customer panel will share lessons learned and best practices for deploying ECM technology with their business and health information systems.
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Delivering the Future of Healthcare: Maintain Compliance, Improve Efficiency and Continuity of Care...Virtually Anywhere
September 29, 2011 | On Demand Webinars
The role of IT is becoming increasingly pivotal in how healthcare organizations deliver products and services. Healthcare providers must not only achieve HIPAA compliance and meaningful use while still providing world class care and services, they must also wrestle with how to reinvent themselves in order to deliver on accountable care in the near future. Learn how you can deliver the future of healthcare...virtually anywhere.
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Proactive Security and Privacy Monitoring for Modern Healthcare Networks
September 8, 2011 | On Demand Webinars
The HITECH Act of 2009 accelerated the adoption and deployment of EHR/EMR systems. However, along with the many benefits, this trend also introduces greater risk of privacy and security breaches. The emerging rise of cloud-based healthcare services similarly brings many benefits but reduces visibility and control over sensitive data. Addressing these challenges requires continuous monitoring across data, systems, and applications in modern healthcare networks.
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Futureproofing Healthcare with Converged Medical Infrastructure
August 23, 2011 | On Demand Webinars
The face of healthcare is transforming at a blistering pace. Simply staying abreast of the changes is a daunting task leaving little time for the innovation necessary to stay competitive in the marketplace. The future of the medical infrastructure lies in the power of IT convergence. The converged medical infrastructure integrates servers, storage, networking, management software, services, power and cooling into one flexible, modular, standards-based platform to give you the power to handle any workload, anywhere, anytime. Learn how to futureproof your medical information with the converged medical infrastructure.
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ICD-10 Transition: How to engage, not scare, physicians
February 13, 2012 | Carl Natale
Hospitals need to get their physicians more involved with ICD-10 transitions.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
February 10, 2012 | Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT … When will we see the MU stage 2 rules, Political Malpractice, HIT jobs in demand but ONC workforce program grads not a match for HIEs, and more.
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ICD-10 Preparation: 6 elements that need to be in your impact assessments
January 18, 2012 | Carl Natale
If you haven't started your ICD-10 transition, you need an impact assessment.
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Don't start ICD-10 implementation until you warn the staff it's coming
January 10, 2012 | Carl Natale
Possibly the most important step in your ICD-10 transition plan is to grab everyone's attention in the practice or hospital.
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How ICD-10 can create opportunities for medical coders
November 10, 2011 | Carl Natale
Kristi Stanton is looking forward to ICD-10 implementation because she sees it creating a lot of opportunity for medical coders. And she's not the only one.
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Chief Knowledge Officer: Will ICD-10 create a new breed of healthcare executive?
October 11, 2011 | Carl Natale
After Oct. 1, 2013, what are you going to do with all the data that your ICD-10 codes will contain? There are a lot of arguments that it will help transform patient care. But how?
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IT Governance: It boils down to leadership and culture
September 23, 2011 | Carl Natale
I know you have more than just ICD-10 on your IT department's to-do list. There is HIPAA 5010 and probably Meaningful Use. Whether any of these initiatives are complementary or competitive doesn't really matter.
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Herding Nerds: 5 project management tips for ICD-10 implementation
August 31, 2011 | Carl Natale
To successfully implement ICD-10 coding in your organization, you will need some strong project management skills.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
August 11, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
It's This Week in Government Health IT.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
June 16, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health IT
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
May 25, 2011 | Tom Sullivan
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ICD-10 Migration: Healthcare professionals worried about staffing
May 25, 2011 | Carl Natale
A survey released Tuesday found that healthcare professionals are most worried about having enough staffing to make the ICD-10 conversion.
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