February 2010 — Vol. 5, No. 2 SUBSCRIBE | MEMBERSHIP

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Certification Criteria and Standards: Understand the Impact

Take the time to understand the importance and impact of the certification criteria and standards on the ambulatory setting by reviewing the information presented at the Jan. 13, 2010, HIMSS American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Webinar Series on Meaningful Use and Certification Criteria.
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Apply for 2010 HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence

HIMSS is accepting applications for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence. The awards program honors hospitals and health systems, independent physician practices, public health, and community health organizations that have successfully achieved value from electronic health records to improve healthcare delivery. Read More >>

Davies Recipients Share EHR Success Stories

The Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence recognize excellence in the implementation and value derived from EHRs. Read More >>

EHR Insights at the HIMSS Ambulatory Professionals Practicum

Back this year, the Ambulatory Professionals' Practicum on Tuesday, March 2, is a series of three back-to-back educational sessions and a private HIMSS Interoperability Showcase tour designed especially for ambulatory professionals.  Read More >>

HIMSS Communities Open House

The HIMSS Ambulatory Committee community invites HIMSS10 attendees to participate in the HIMSS Communities Open House. Read More >>

News Briefs

HITECH Implementation Update and Status (Part 2): Funding Programs-Workforce Development, Regional Extension Centers, Beacon Program and Assistance to States
Attend Part 2 of HITECH Implementation Update and Status: Funding Programs - Workforce Development, Regional Extension Centers, Beacon Program, and Assistance to States on Feb. 25 from noon-1:45 p.m. in Room 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Ave. and South Capitol St. in Washington, D.C. 

HIMSS Call for Committee Volunteers Now Open
HIMSS is seeking volunteers interested in applying for a committee appointment for fiscal year 2011. Committee participation is open to all members who have at least one year of consecutive membership (12 continuous months) and are not currently serving in a HIMSS leadership position.

The American College of Cardiology & HIMSS Present Health Information TechnologySpotlight Session
Sunday, March 14
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Atlanta, Ga.
Join key opinion leaders for a day-long spotlight session on the hottest topics in health IT as part of ACC.10 & i2 Summit 2010.

Already There…Implemented Health IT

Implementation of the Generic Disease Management System for primary care physicians
Rajeev Chaudhry, MBBS., MPH,
Director, Health Information Management Systems
Employee Community Health

Lindsay Decker, B.S.
Lead Analyst Programmer
Information Systems
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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HIMSS Healthcare Information Systems Initiative
Patricia Wise, RN, MSN, MA
Colonel, USA Ret'd
Vice President, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS
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Funding Update

HHS and Department of Labor Announce Nearly $1 Billion in Grant

Find out more about funding from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor. See press release linked below for the full list of state Health Information Exchanges, Regional Extension Centers, Community Colleges and other organizations receiving grants with this announcement.

Take a look at these news stories on funding from HHS:

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Tools & Resources

The HIMSS/AMDIS Physician Community is pleased to announce podcast Episode #17: EHR Usability - The What, Why and How of Applying Usability to EHR Design

Robert M. Schumacher, PhD
Managing Director
User Centric, Inc. (a leading global user research firm)

Lyle Berkowitz, MD
Medical Director of Clinical Information Systems
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group

Learn how EHR usability impacts EHR adoption. Topics include:

  • the "paper paradigm;"
  • why and how physicians and vendors need to re-think the design process - factors to consider; and
  • how to fine-tune current EHRs. 

Hear the thoughts of these two presenters on the white paper created by the HIMSS EHR Usability Task Force (reporting to the HIMSS Enterprise Information Systems Steering Committee): Defining and Testing EMR Usability: Principles and Proposed Methods of EMR Usability Evaluation and Rating.

The interview is moderated by Steve Arnold, CMO of Virginia Premier Health Plan and Chair of the HIMSS/AMDIS Physician Community.

Learn more about the HIMSS/AMDIS Physician Podcast Series.

Read the white paper, Defining and Testing EMR Usability: Principles and Proposed Methods of EMR Usability Evaluation and Rating.