Call for Participation - May 2009 Issue

Financial Edge, HIMSS’ monthly financial systems eNewsletter, features the latest news on issues, trends and compliance for decision makers involved with advancing the integration, interoperability and electronic data exchange of financial and clinical systems within healthcare. For the upcoming May 2009 issue, we're looking for individuals to participate in Viewpoint, a regular feature offering different perspectives/views from industry experts. The topic for May’s Viewpoint is:

Leveraging Health IT to Achieve Price and Quality Reporting

Although the healthcare industry’s interest in price and quality reporting is escalating, the ability to achieve price and quality reporting is very difficult—even with the leverage of technology and interoperability.

What’s driving the movement toward greater emphasis on price and quality reporting in healthcare? What benefits can the healthcare industry realize from price and quality reporting? How can health information technologies be leveraged to gain greater efficiencies in achieving price and quality reporting?  How do you see The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 moving quality reporting forward in the industry?   

Participants are asked to submit a 150-word editorial outlining their perspectives on Price and Quality Reporting.  If you are interested in participating, please forward your submission to Nancy Vitucci, Manager, Publications, HIMSS, by close of business Wednesday, May 13th at nvitucci@himss.org. For more information, contact Nancy at 312-915-9238. Thank you.