Live at HIMSS 13: Three Ways Enterprise Content Management Helps Increase...
Between sequestration going into effect last Friday and the constant talk of cuts to Medicare, this year’s HIMSS has a more explicit focus on increasing revenue than in years’ past. With traditional...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS 13: How to Prepare for ICD-10
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for medical coders will increase by 21 percent from 2010 to 2020. Despite this increase, healthcare organizations face handling the ICD-10...
View ArticleLive From HIMSS 13: The Importance of IT for the Future of Healthcare
No matter your political beliefs, we can all agree on something: Healthcare IT is a critical component of moving our healthcare system forward. During his keynote address at HIMSS 13, former U.S....
View ArticleHIMSS 14: Battling Imperfection with Technology
“Wiggle room” is a luxury that belongs to other industries. In Healthcare, we pay for mistakes with lives. Not only do we have to be confident in our abilities, but in our training, our tools and our...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: The Time is Now
When I was in nursing school, I worked as a scribe for an orthopaedic surgeon. Hospitals were powered by pen, paper and Selectric typewriters. Apple was still in a garage and Microsoft’s annual revenue...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: Building a New Foundation for Health
This morning’s keynote speaker, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, laid it all out: It’s on us to build a new foundation for health – one that invests in wellness, takes care of the chronically ill and aligns...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: People Power Technology
Late yesterday afternoon in the Innovation Theater, a standing-room only crowd listened intently to a session about the digital future of healthcare and the role that adopting technology will play to...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: Extend the Value of Your Technology Investments with ECM
Most health systems have made huge investments, up to hundreds of millions of dollars, in Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). It goes without saying that it’s in their best interests to optimize their...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: ease the transition to ICD-10 with ECM
As noted during this morning’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) session, in a few short months, the mandatory transition to ICD -10 will be a reality. Healthcare organizations around...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS14: looking over the horizon
Traffic on the show floor noticeably lightened late yesterday afternoon as HIMSS14 attendees jockeyed for seats to see Hillary Rodham Clinton deliver the day’s keynote address. The former First Lady,...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS 13: Right Time? Yes. Right Place? Yes. It’s On!
HIMSS kicks off this morning with the theme, “Health IT: Right Time. Right Place. It’s On.” There’s no question that now is the “right time.” With deadlines for many regulations quickly approaching,...
View ArticleLive at HIMSS 13: Prepare for Some of the Most Important Conversations of the...
It’s that time of year again – time for healthcare IT professionals from around the world to gather together and discuss the most important issues facing healthcare. It’s time for HIMSS 2013. Starting...
View ArticleHIMSS16 Welcomes New Era of EMRAM
The HIMSS EMRAM, the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, entered the scene about 10 years ago and had a profound impact on health IT. When I hear EMRAM, ‘change’ comes to mind. Although change...
View ArticleLive from #HIMSS16: Listening is the key to success
I was waiting in line to board my flight to #HIMSS16 when I started talking with a man standing next to me. He was also heading to HIMSS. He said this would be his 100th HIMSS and he doesn’t learn...
View ArticleLive from #HIMSS16: Visit us at The OnBase Bar!
Day one of HIMSS is officially in the books and it was quite the whirlwind, right? From attending educational sessions to networking and hitting the show floor, as a HIMSS newbie, I’m glad I followed...
View ArticleLive from #HIMSS16: Paperless registration at our mobility station
This week our mobility station within the OnBase booth has been consistently busy. Stacey Less, healthcare business consultant, has been demonstrating our administrative, clinical care, paperless...
View ArticleLive from #HIMSS16: Interoperability showcase – which world do you want to...
When I think of interoperability, I think of organizations sharing content with other health systems. As I walked through the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, I gained an additional perspective...
View ArticleLive from #HIMSS16: Paperless registration helps NYU Langone Hospital achieve...
During HIMSS16, another hospital joined the ranks of the elite HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7 organizations – NYU Langone Medical Center. At the show, I had a chance to...
View ArticleMemorable Moments from #HIMSS16
HIMSS 2016 was surely a remarkable event! More than 40,000 health IT professionals, executives and clinicians – as well as 1,300 health IT vendors – made their way to Vegas for what was probably one...
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