From networked medical devices to electronic medical records to wireless connectivity inside hospital waiting rooms, the healthcare industry has definitively gone digital. But with these digital advances comes substantial risk if healthcare organizations don’t secure data where it’s stored. A recent report from the Health Information Trust Alliance says many healthcare organizations lack the tools they need to […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is just months away from awarding an $11 billion contract to upgrade and modernize its EHR system and healthcare IT infrastructure, an initiative known as Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM). The project will replace the legacy inpatient and outpatient EHR of the Military Health System, currently utilized by the […]
"The only thing constant in life is change," said Heraclitus, circa 500 B.C., and the year 2015 - and the healthcare industry - are no exception. With the second quarter of 2015 underway, more healthcare transition is on the horizon for the remainder of 2015. The ICD-10 deadline is Oct. 1, and by the end of […]
With more than 50 million impressions, 2,200 Tweets per hour by the middle of day three and 79,574 total Tweets by the last day (a new social media record for the conference), attendees at 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition were all a-twitter on Twitter about what the conference had to offer, from keynote speaker George W. Bush […]
By this time next week, more than 38,000 healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world will have descended on Chicago for the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, to discover the newest technologies, trends, and solutions in health IT. Held April 12-16 at the McCormick Center, HIMSS 2015 will focus on health IT […]
Healthcare IT Leaders, a national IT consulting and recruitment firm for leading healthcare employers, today announced a strategic affiliation with Rudish Health Solutions, LLC and its President & CEO, Russ Rudish. As a result of this affiliation, Russ will become a Principal in Healthcare IT Leaders. Mr. Rudish brings more than 30 years of experience […]
Let me start with my personal firsthand experience of health information interoperability. While playing football for his college last fall, my son sustained a pelvic fracture. He was initially seen and evaluated at the local community hospital, an excellent institution. He was transferred to an outstanding quaternary institution about 35 miles away. At the community […]
Patients’ suspicions of data breaches cause some of them to hold back information on their health from their doctors, said a new survey on HIPAA breaches from Software Advice. Almost a quarter of patients (21%) are withholding personal health information from their doctors. While the majority of the sample (79%) said this “rarely or never” […]
Last week, as part of our Cares Program, Healthcare IT Leaders' staff built 25 backpacks for Backpack Love, an organization that identifies hungry children in the Hall County (Georgia) school system and discretely provides them with three dinners, two lunches, two breakfasts and two snacks (enough meals for the weekend) for a family of five. […]
Supporters of ICD-10 will take to Twitter today to engage in hashtag advocacy for their cause. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is promoting a Twitter rally using the hashtag #ICD10Matters to urge Congress to stick to the October 1 deadline for implementing the ICD-10 diagnostic code update. AHIMA claims a previous rally held earlier […]
Almost everyone feels nervous before and during a job interview. But for some, anxiety and nerves can cause a great job candidate to feel ill-prepared and adversely affect their success in the interview. What makes job candidates so nervous? In a high stakes situation, the brain doesn’t distinguish between situations where it would help to […]
Low-cost, effective healthcare, coupled with consumers’ desire for convenience, is fueling the market for personal medical devices. These smart devices – whether they’re wearable wristbands or watches, or even shirts and blouses – track fitness barometers, which could mean disease prevention, and may eventually diagnose an illness. Health devices and apps and a virtual workforce could warn […]