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CMS takes first shot at defining 'meaningful use'
The long wait is finally over--well, sort of. On Tuesday, a first draft of the standard definition for "meaningful use"--a definition that will help determine whether or not providers will receive... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: How health IT group helped push IT investment in stimulus
For anyone who works on the health IT side of the profession, it's hard to miss the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a large, powerful trade group that throws the... Read more...
HiMSS08 wrap up: Transition time for health IT
Well, as expected, the HiMSS08 show was a sprawling affair, attended by 27,000 seemingly happy party-goers. Without a doubt, it was an impressive display of professional knowledge and technical... Read more...
Live from HiMSS08: A Covert operation, online
What if, when you planned out a new hospital, you built the entire thing on Second Life first and let your staff explore and critique the design?... Read more...
Live from HiMSS08: Mike Leavitt touts local health exchanges
Today at HiMSS, audiences were treated to a speech from Mike Leavitt, head of almighty HHS. Leavitt, who comes across as far more relaxed and informal than you might expect from a guy with his... Read more...
Editor's Corner
After an extremely stimulating (and overwhelming) few days, it's time to ring the curtain down on HIMSS '07. Though I did my best to take it all in, I feel a bit like someone who was trying to drink the ocean with a straw. …
Editor's Corner
So, HIMSS is already beginning to slow down, even though the show doesn't officially end until tomorrow. (It could be that people are exhausted after walking the exhibit hall floor--we're talking a brightly colored, …
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Pick a project and stick to it--or national health IT adoption may never happen. That's the message Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN) had for attendees at today's HIMSS morning keynote session. Bredesen, who co-chairs the State …
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Welcome to the first day of our HiMSS '07 coverage! Over the next few days, we'll be bringing you updates on the technology, personalities and events here at the Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans, and …
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Late this month the industry will make its annual pilgrimage to the giant HIMSS '07 show, which, for the non-technical reader, is the must-attend annual event for health IT types. Our sister …
