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Hello, {{lead.First Name:default=Subscriber}}, welcome to HIMSS' Health IT Policy Update, bringing you the latest news on Congressional, federal, and state health IT legislative and regulatory activities from HIMSS' Government Relations office. We welcome your feedback. If you're reading this complimentary newsletter online or receiving it as a forward, please subscribe.
Take Action: Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the CONNECT for Health Act
HIMSS submits comments to CMS Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule
The Value Brief In the latest episode of the Code Red podcast, "How to Survive a Hacker Attack," Daniel Nigrin, MD, MS, senior vice president/CIO, Boston Children's Hospital, discusses how the Boston Children's Hopsital dealt with a cyber-attack by the hacktivist group, Anonymous. Listen to the podcast, and learn more about how health IT brings value to organizations on the HIMSS Value Suite HIMSS Innovation Community Webinar: "Health Care Investment Pulse Check: The Venture Capitalists' Mid-Year Review" Join our panel of venture pundits in this Do-Not-Miss half-time huddle as we discuss a mid-year review of digital health investments, what we thought we knew, what we know now, and what to expect in the second half of 2017. Improving Patient Communication to Improve Outcomes In healthcare, communication between the caregiver and the patient is essential to high-quality outcomes and the improved satisfaction of both the provider and the patient. Innovative Approach to Cyber Education Needed When was the last time you had any training related to cybersecurity? Was it just a week ago? Perhaps a month ago? If you work at a typical organization, it is more likely that when training happens, it happens just once per year. In addition, this meager training schedule could be the wrong approach altogether. |
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