Healthcare IT News

In this video, Karen Farrell, Director of Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD) at Nuance Healthcare, gives us a closer look at two Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) products announced at HIMSS12.

The iMPak Health Journal, announced on Wednesday at HIMSS12, is a wireless device used to transmit electronic health information. Part of a growing market of mHealth technology, the journal has an easy-to-use interface designed for patients who may not be comfortable with technology or desktop computing. The journal allows patients to transmit important health information related to pain management and wellness to both their family members and healthcare providers.

In this video we speak with Guillermo Moreno, Vice President of Experis Healthcare Practice. Mr. Moreno talks about the amazing growth in the HIT job market, the most in-demand skills, ONC's Community College Consortia program and the best online resources for pursuing a career in health IT.

We sit down with Brantley Whittington, president of EHR vendor Extormity, provider of the world's most expensive, exasperating, and exhausting electronic health record. Mr. Whittington talks about HIMSS12 trends, the rising costs of HIT, and why he's lobbying for a stage 4 and 5 meaningful use within the next 24 months.

In this video Kelly Mehler, Social Media Producer at Healthcare IT News, speaks with Cam Deemer, president of DrFirst. Deemer tells us about DrFirst's e-prescribing solutions and how they can help physician practices meet meaningful use requirements.

Adventist Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system, based in Roseville, Calif., has its sights on interoperability. The organization has launched an initiative to expand electronic health record systems across more than 130 outpatient clinics.

Rick Schooler, vice president and CIO of Orlando Health, a seven-hospital health system with a 355-member IT staff, is the 2011 John E. Gall CIO of the Year – an award given by both CHIME and HIMSS. It’s a designation that Schooler finds particularly gratifying.

The North Shore-LIJ Health System recently celebrated the completion of the largest expansion project in the health system's history – a 10-story glass tower featuring 162 single-bed rooms with hotel-like accommodations.

Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, has shared seven market trends that will shape telemedicine and telehealth in the immediate future. These trends represent major changes from the existing norm, creating new challenges and opportunities for the industry, he says.

Lynne Thomas Gordon: AHIMA CEO Previously associate vice president for hospital operations and director of the Children’s Hospital at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Rush University faculty, health systems management, graduate program