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AMDIS 2014: Branding and the evolution of the CMIO
As the CMIO role evolves, so does the potential for different career paths that the typical CMIO can take.
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AMDIS 2014 Wrap-up
During the course of 2 ½ days at the recent Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems Physician-Computer Connection Symposium in Ojai, Calif., CMIOs touched upon just about every...
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Landa on AMDIS PCC Symposium 2014
AMDIS Vice-Chairman Howard Landa, MD: Highlights of the 2014 AMDIS PCC Symposium (Ojai, Calif., June 18-20) and why you need to attend an AMDIS meeting.
View ArticleOCR moving from retroactive to proactive HIPAA auditing
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is planning to move forward with its proactive HIPAA audits of business associates and covered entities, according to a report...
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HIT pros see decrease in salary, increase in job satisfaction
Despite a decrease in the average reported salary for health IT professionals, job satisfaction has gone up, according to a survey from HealthITJobs.com.
View ArticleVishal Bhatia is Capella Healthcare's new CMIO
Vishal Bhatia, MD, MBA, has been appointed senior vice president and CMIO for Capella Healthcare, effective Jan. 1.
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Average HIT salary tops $111K
The 2015 HIMSS Compensation Survey revealed numerous insights about health IT employment, including average salary, differences between men and women and regional differences.
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Medical Center to receive 2 IHA Awards at HIMSS 2016
The University of Maryland Medical Center has won two 2016 Intelligent Health Association (IHA) Awards after being nominated by Extension Healthcare, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based hospital alarm management...
View ArticleDeadline for submitting cybersecurity task force nominees is March 9
March 9 is the final day for healthcare providers to submit nominations to HHS for its new Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.
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HIMSS posits an ‘imbalanced reward system favoring males’ in health IT
Not only are women health IT workers paid less than their male counterparts, but they also have fewer opportunities to advance to executive levels within the field.
View ArticleCerner appoints Glaser head of its population health unit
Cerner has named John Glaser as leader of its population health organization, effective April 1, with continued focus on governmental policy development.
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Organizations worry about big breaches, insurance gaps and response preparation
Most data breaches are small and go undetected for a long time, according to a report from Advisen, an insurance analytics firm. When they are detected, most organizations lack the internal resources...
View ArticleMemo announces widespread changes in IT leadership at VA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had a shakeup in the leadership of its Office of Information and Technology, according to a memo released by VA Chief Information Security Officer Brian...
View ArticleIndiana University Health appoints new CIO
Indiana University Health has named Mark Lantzy its new chief information officer.
View ArticleAMIA report details future clinical informatics workforce
A report from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) lays out workforce development needs at the chief clinical informatics officer level to provide skilled executive level leadership in...
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HHS announces competition to simplify medical bills
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced an initiative to encourage healthcare organizations, developers, tech companies and other potential innovators to design medical bills that are...
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Memorial Hospital: Zeroing In On the Right Zero Footprint Viewer
Delivering key images, reports and patient data to the point of diagnosis and care is the Holy Grail of radiology and many other specialties today. Having the correct information for the patient at the...
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