Now in its fourth year, the HIMSS Vantage Point captures the opinion of healthcare IT professionals on the most relevant issues and hottest topics. In the past, this publication has provided information about initiatives being undertaken by the federal government, personal health records, patient safety and electronic health records. Published on the first Monday of the month, each 5-question survey is very narrowly focused on a current event or issue.
May 2008 — Personal Health Records
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April 2008 — IT & Utilization of E-Prescribing
February 2008 — IT & Clinical Workflow
January 2008 — Consumers, Healthcare and Technology
December 2007 — Impact of Federal Initiatives on HIT Adoption
November 2007 — Impact of Technology on the
Competitiveness and Financial
Health of Hospitals
October 2007 — Technology and Patient Care
September 2007 — IT Staffing in Healthcare
August 2007 — Provision of EMRs by Payor Organizations
June 2007 — CMS Data Submission Process
May 2007 — Free Online Electronic Medical Records for Physicians
April 2007 — The State of RHIOs
February 2007 — National Provider Identifier
November 2006 — Privacy of Patient Information
October 2006 — Executive Order — Impact on Healthcare
September 2006 — 10 Years of HIPAA
August 2006 — Health Information Exchange
July 2006 — Patient Health Records
June 2006 — Requiring Use of Technology in Clinical Training Programs
May 2006 — Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
April 2006 — Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)
March 2006 — Who’s Paying for Healthcare IT?
December 2005 — Personal Health Records
November 2005 — Impact of a Natural Disaster
October 2005 — Patient Safety and Quality Act of 2005
September 2005 — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid—40 Year Anniversary
August 2005 — American Health Information Community
June 2005 — National Response Plan
May 2005 — Physician Adoption of Electronic Records
April 2005 — Physician Adoption of Electronic Records
March 2005 — Improving Patient Safety
January 2005 — Pay-for-Performance Models
December 2004 — Improving Quality of Care
November 2004 — 2004 Presidential Election
October 2004 — Hospital/Physician IT Collaboration
September 2004 — The Decade of Health Information Technology
August 2004 — Physicians and the Push for Technology
July 2004 — Federal Focus on Healthcare Information Technology
June 2004 — Proposed JCAHO 2005 Patient Safety Goals
May 2004 — Healthcare Information Technology and Standards
April 2004 — Federal Support for Technology in Healthcare
February 2004 — 2003 Institute of Medicine Report
December 2003 — RFID and Prescription Medication Dispensing
November 2003 — CMS' HIPAA Contingency Plan
October 2003 — National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
September 2003 — Proposed Federal Legislation
August 2003 — The Ambulatory EMR
