Monthly Archives: July 2013

ONC Releases Final Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

HHS has released its final plan to address patient safety issues arising from the use of health information technology. But putting in place a framework to monitor and then act on those issues remains a work in progress.One significant change, … Continue reading →

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HIMSS Launches New Health IT Value Tool

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

On July 18, 2013, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the release of a new online collection of data — both quantitative and qualitative — designed to help providers, lawmakers and other stakeholders research the value of … Continue reading →

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NIST Releases Voluntary Standards For IT Infrastructure Security

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is circulating a draft of voluntary standards it is developing for the critical infrastructure of IT security. The framework, when fully developed, will outline security functions and standards based on a risk-management … Continue reading →

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ONC Chief Speaks To The Current State Of Interoperability Progress

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Achieving Farzad Mostashari’s vision for a U.S. healthcare system where “every encounter and every patient has access to all the world’s knowledge” will require a balancing of standards and innovation and a combination of IT and process change. “We are … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing In Healthcare Could Generate $11 Billion In Savings

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

While 90 percent of healthcare CIOs view IT innovation as critical to success, the more surprising statistic is that fewer than one-fourth consider their existing infrastructure capable of supporting such technological advancement. That’s according to a report from MeriTalk, published … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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