HIMSS News
2/5/2010 - The Meet the Bloggers roundtable discussions connect attendees with industry bloggers and give them a behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities and dedication required to develop and maintain a successful blog and following. Each discussion will have a different focus and will be moderated. Each of the three sessions will be held in the Social Media Center and will be open for all HIMSS10 attendees.
2/5/2010 - In the face of stalled efforts to work out a compromise with the Senate on comprehensive healthcare reform, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) plans to have the House vote next week on stand-alone legislation to remove anti-trust exemptions from the health insurance industry, which many Democrats believe will lead to greater price competition. The House version of the reform bill passed last year would remove the anti-trust exemption, but the Senate's version would not.
2/5/2010 - The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of meaningful health IT. The Curriculum Development Centers will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development.
2/3/2010 - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and co-sponsor American Society for Quality, introduce Stories of Success! case study program to share quality and patient safety improvement success stories.
2/1/2010 - Join the Personal Health Record Roundtable for a Presentation on Kaiser Permanente’s Approach and Experience with Providing Patients with Access to Lab Test Results by Kate Christensen, MD, Medical Director and Jan Oldenburg, Senior Practice Manager from Kaiser Permanente Internet Services Group.
2/1/2010 - On January 27, Revolution Health sent e-mails alerting users that it would discontinue its personal health record service at the end of February, Healthcare IT News reports.
1/29/2010 - President Obama gave his first official State of the Union speech to Congress this week. While the bulk of his remarks focused on jobs and the economy and the need to budget wisely, he made it clear that he is not giving up on healthcare reform.
1/28/2010 - Don't miss any of these HIMSS10 Networking Events to hear different industry perspectives, visit old friends, meet new industry colleagues and enjoy annual conference.
