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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: IT Process Institute to present at LA Privacy & Security Forum • Open Notes co-founder speaking at Pop Health Forum 2016 • HIMSS Innovation Committee looking for input
Take the HIMSS 2016 cybersecurity survey
Recent cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have been highly disruptive and publicly embarrassing for the industry.
Please click here and to take part in the 2016 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, sponsored by FairWarning, to help identify how healthcare organizations are mitigating the risk of being the next victim.
Individual responses will remain confidential, and aggregate results will be compared to previous year’s findings and released later this year in a report.
All participants will be entered into a drawing to win one of five $100 gift cards.
Infographic: Improving Patient Care through an HIE
This infographic illustrates the work effort and information differences between an HIE-enabled provider and one who is not.
The contrast is designed to stimulate the reader on how access to patient information is critical to providing the best possible care and outcomes.
We encourage you to view and share our infographic throughout your network of colleagues.
Security’s Secret Sauce: A Recipe for Continuous Improvement
The IT Process Institute has studied and benchmarked more than 850 IT organizations to gain deeper insights into what enables high performers to excel.
And you know what they found? When it comes to implementing and sustaining a solid security program, many security professionals fail – because they don’t know any better.
Scott Alldridge, CEO, IT Process Institute, will present “Security’s Secret Sauce: A Recipe for Continuous Improvement” at the May 11-12 Los Angeles Privacy & Security Forum.
Alldridge will review and share best practices for, among other things, managing change, inventory assets, implement effective release management, and deploy controls that are both visible and audit able.
Register now to hear Alldridge and 20+ top cybersecurity experts.
OpenNotes: The Power of Sharing
Tom Delbanco, co-director, OpenNotes, will discuss why an electronic portal initially launched at three locations in 2010 has expanded to some of the most prestigious healthcare organizations throughout the country.
An estimated 4.5-5 million patients access their clinical notes through the program and at the May 19-20 Pop Health Forum 2016, in Boston, Delblanco will describe how Open Notes works, why it is such a hit with patients and why most of the physicians who take part embrace it as
well.
More and more providers are looking for new ways to share information with patients faster and more easily than ever before.
Registration is open, grab a ticket now.
C-CDA Direct Message: Are We There Yet?
Laura Bryan MT (ASCP), CHDS, AHDI-F – vice president, MedEDocs Transcription has written a blog about the Winter 2016 Health Story Project Roundtable.
As part of the HIMSS Health Story Project’s goal to promote implementation of the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) standard, the C-CDA implementation team from Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) joined the Roundtable.
BSWH’s team described their journey to implement C-CDA and direct messaging to exchange clinical and administrative information for transitions of care.
HIMSS looking to hear from you about innovation hubs
The HIMSS Innovation Committee would like to hear about your Innovation Center/Organization.
Please take this brief survey, open until May 4, so we can better understand where innovation centers are located, contact information, mission, processes, and case studies published. The Committee will review each submission and develop a resource for access to all HIMSS members.
Click this link to take the survey.
ONC Releases the Final 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory
Russell Leftwich, MD, FAAAI, FCCP discusses the release of the 2016 ONC Final Interoperability Standards Advisory and the impact of standards maturity, level of adoption and importance of implementation specifications.
Read the HIMSS response to the 2015 ISA to further understand the changes between the 2015 and 2016 Advisory.
HIMSS HIE inPractice Feature: Christine Sakuda, Hawai'i HIE
Christine Sakuda discusses her experience as Executive Director of the Hawai'i Health Information Exchange, where the need for physicians to connect is one of the few constants in a rapidly evolving health care environment.
Telehealth connects University of California
University of California Davis - The University of California, Davis Health System is an integrated academic health system with a mission to improve lives and transform health care through bold innovation to achieve a healthier world.
The organization employs a robust connected health strategy leveraging telehealth, clinical informatics and patient engagement to create a continuum of care.
Leveraging Emerging Standards for Patient Engagement
Patients are playing an increasingly important role in creating relevant healthcare data about themselves using mobile devices and applications.
It is important this data can move with them securely throughout a healthcare ecosystem.
The increased use of medical devices and mobile applications opens the dialogue around open source and non-proprietary standards with complementing policies.
Designing an eVisit
This resource highlights best practices when implementing an eVisit program to address today's healthcare industry challenges associate with providing virtual access to care.
Developed by the HIMSS Connected Health Community, this information offers considerations to address while implementing a virtual visit or "eVisit" program.
White Paper: Netskope - 3 Cloud Healthcare Data Policies You Can’t Live Without
Healthcare organizations are adopting the cloud.
Whether you’re a provider of services, payer, or producer of medical products, your users are accessing cloud apps to collaborate, share information, and increasingly conduct business-critical activities.
Workflow Redesign in Support of use of HIT in Healthcare Toolkit
This paper provides basic information on workflow improvement concepts, theories and components as well as software applications that can be used to support analysis of the way people work.
Case studies from ten organizations who have participated in workflow redesign activities are also included.
Other Resources: Discover the True Value of a Patient's Comprehensive Health Story
Join us to learn more about the Health Story Project's cause to improve the completeness and interoperability of electronic health records, collaborate and network with Health Story Project supporters and to find out how to participate on upcoming Health Story Project Roundtable sessions.
Spring 2016 HIE Community Roundtable
Join us on Thursday, April 21, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
ET, to learn about Meeting the Demands for Interoperable HIE presented by David Kibbe, MD, MBA and to discuss the Learning Health System with Joshua Rubin, JD, MBA, MH, MPP.
Register today!
Industrial Engineer to Director of Operations: How Engineering and Healthcare Work Together
Join Jordan Aronhalt, Director of Operations, CFAM at North Shore-LIJ Health System, on Friday, March 18, from 12 - 1 p.m.
CT, for a free emerging professionals webinar.
The webinar will allow you to follow the career path of an industrial engineer from college to director of operations for an ambulatory healthcare facility.
You can learn the types of tasks and projects involved in day-to-day operations for a healthcare industrial engineer and director of operations, get a feel for the Northwell Health System and the greater NY healthcare business and gather tips for career advancement from college to young professional.
Register now.
April 2016 Health Story Project Roundtable
Join us on Monday, April 4, 12 -1 p.m.
ET, to learn about Transport Mechanisms: Making It Possible to Share Your Health Story. Take a deeper dive into the data interoperability landscape to discuss some of the technologies available to transport CDA® documents between disparate systems. A panel of industry experts will discuss transport mechanisms available today to facilitate secure exchange of CDA® documents.
Register now!
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Privacy and Security Forum, Los Angeles
May 19-20
Pop Health 2016 Forum, Boston
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