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House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on MACRA Implementation On Wednesday, May 11th, the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
HIMSS Co-Hosts Session on the Precision Medicine Initiative at the 2016 Texas Regional HIMSS Conference The discussion focused on the promise and possibilities inherent in PMI and how HIMSS can continue to inform the White House about the appropriate role for health IT tools in the program as well as advance innovation in biomedical research.
HHS and ONC Announce New Challenges and Funding Opportunities The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced several new funding opportunities.
Immunization Integration Program: Taking Immunization Workflow Mainstream Now Seeking Technical Advisory Panel Applicants through May 20th
New Mexico Project ECHO sets Model for Telehealth Rural Care The project launched programs in mental health disorders, substance abuse, and rheumatologic diseases.
HIMSS Unveils Tribute To Florence Nightingale, Founder of Modern Nursing On Nursing Informatics Day HIMSS unveils the tribute to Florence Nightingale at the HIMSS Innovation Center, located in Cleveland, Ohio, on the anniversary of her birthday....
Take a Moment for Nursing Safety Safety isnt just about preventing errors; it is about hardwiring safe practice. #Nurses4HIT #NursesWeek...
Members in Action: Beth Halley Beth Halley, RN, MBA, FHIMSS, is a principal advisor for the MITRE Corporation. MITRE is a not-for-profit organization that operates several federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), including the only broadly healthcare-focused FFRDC, the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), sponsored by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)....
Impatience for Change At the HIMSS 16 conference in Las Vegas in March, I heard several attendees talk about impatience for change in health IT. We have heard many calls for quickening the pace of enabling interoperability but other calls for change abound. Here are two attendees who talk about their impatience for change....
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