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Hello {{lead.First Name:default=Subscriber}} welcome to this week's edition of The HIMSS North America Weekly Insider.

In this issue: HIMSS18 - Where IT Connects for Health; Enriching Physician-Patient Relationships Through the Use of Data; Expand Your Knowledge of C-CDA and Realize the Storytelling Power of these Documents

HIMSS18 - Where IT Connects for Health
Are you ready for the next stage in health IT? Find out at the 2018 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition: Where IT connects for health. Learn more.

NEW! An Operating Model, Staffing, and Skills Guidance for Analytic Maturity
Healthcare is facing unrelenting demands for cost containment, quality, and safety. Proficiency in data and analytics is the new core competency. Analytics maturity will be critical for success. This guidance provides insights to help answer to some of the most common skills and staffing resources questions your organization might face along its journey to analytics maturity. | Learn More

NEW! Population Health Management and IT Capabilities Model
Interact with a new HIMSS population health management model that identifies population health domains and capabilities, and maps nearly 400 functions to Value-Based Care (VBC) payment models to help bring clarity to your population health efforts. Share your thoughts: We are seeking input and comments from the public for this draft version. | Learn More

Enriching Physician-Patient Relationships Through the Use of Data
In the latest STEPS To Value episode,  “The Value of Strengthening the Clinical Narrative,” host Rod Piechowski discusses the state of health information exchange and the impact that Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture, or C-CDA, has on the ability to more effectively connect clinicians with their patient’s clinical narratives with Dr. Bryn Lewis, Principal Consultant at WebQI and Lisa Nelson, Principal Consultant for Life Over Time Solutions, LLC. Listen to the podcast, and learn more about how health IT brings value to organizations on the HIMSS Value Suite site.

Register for the upcoming Health Story Project roundtable, “The storytelling Power of C-CDA,” which will take place on Monday, Aug. 7, at 12 p.m.

Expand Your Knowledge of C-CDA and Realize the Storytelling Power of these Documents.
Monday, August 7, 2017 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
When should each C-CDA clinical document type be leveraged? On this Health Story Project Roundtable, panelists will show how new CDA rendering options are revealing the storytelling value of C-CDA documents and increasing their relevance and pertinence in clinical settings.

Register for the July C&BI Community Webinar event - Technology and Teamwork: An Award Winning Strategy for Improving Patient Care and Operational Efficiency Dr. Todd Stewart and Andrew Eilers will explore the journey of HIMSS Davies Enterprise Award winner Mercy  through the development of clinical pathways and the use of standardized automated tools, process metrics and adherence monitoring to accelerate performance in quality, cost and patient experience. 

SAVE THE DATE

Healthcare Security Forum | September 11-13 | Boston, MA
Pop Health Forum | October 2-3 | Chicago, Ill.
Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum | October 23-24 | Boston, MA
Connected Health Conference | October 25-27 | Boston, MA

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