Government Health IT | Workforce Management

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.

Top 4 jobs ICD-10 will place in high-demand

August 10, 2011 |

The unfunded mandate promises to demand a new set of professional capabilities – and a workforce armed with those skills.

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.

Survey: IPAs help docs adopt HIT

June 30, 2011 |

Independent Practice Associations aid small physician practices bridge the gap between technology and clinical care.

MGMA: Providers still waiting on vendors for HIPAA 5010 updates

June 16, 2011 |

Entwined in a blame game, few health entities have their HIPAA 5010 conversion underway, despite the looming deadline.

Mostashari: We need a better marketplace

June 15, 2011 |

Despite the growing number of EHRs, classic causes of market failure persist.

Improve Federal Care and Wellness with Video

March 21, 2012 |

View this webinar to learn how Cisco Video Solutions in partnership with GovConnection, a Cisco Gold partner serving the Federal government, can provide better care and wellness.

Best Practices to Deploy ECM Technologies: Ensure Decisions are Made Based on all the Information, not a Portion of it

October 12, 2011 |

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.

Delivering the Future of Healthcare: Maintain Compliance, Improve Efficiency and Continuity of Care...Virtually Anywhere

September 29, 2011 |

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.

Proactive Security and Privacy Monitoring for Modern Healthcare Networks

September 8, 2011 |

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.

Futureproofing Healthcare with Converged Medical Infrastructure

August 23, 2011 |

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.

Career Growth with a Government Twist

May 7, 2012 |

Helen Figge

HIMSS Professional Development is helping to orchestrate the 8th Annual Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC from June 11-12, 2012.

ICD-10 Transition: How to engage, not scare, physicians

February 13, 2012 |

Hospitals need to get their physicians more involved with ICD-10 transitions.

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

February 10, 2012 |

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.

ICD-10 Preparation: 6 elements that need to be in your impact assessments

January 18, 2012 |

If you haven't started your ICD-10 transition, you need an impact assessment.

Don't start ICD-10 implementation until you warn the staff it's coming

January 10, 2012 |

Possibly the most important step in your ICD-10 transition plan is to grab everyone's attention in the practice or hospital.

How ICD-10 can create opportunities for medical coders

November 10, 2011 |

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.

Chief Knowledge Officer: Will ICD-10 create a new breed of healthcare executive?

October 11, 2011 |

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?

IT Governance: It boils down to leadership and culture

September 23, 2011 |

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.

Herding Nerds: 5 project management tips for ICD-10 implementation

August 31, 2011 |

To successfully implement ICD-10 coding in your organization, you will need some strong project management skills.

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

August 11, 2011 |

It's This Week in Government Health IT.

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June 16, 2011 |

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May 25, 2011 |