HIMSS News

Wisconsin Submits HIE Plan to ONC

9/3/2010 - The Wisconsin Relay of Electronic Data (WIRED) for Health Board has submitted its plan for a statewide electronic health information exchange network to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

Meaningful Use Webinars Now Available On Demand

9/3/2010 - HIMSS’ six-part series on the final rules and certification and criteria concerning meaningful use of health IT is now available on demand through the HIMSS eLearning Academy.

Next Virtual Conference Focuses on Meaningful Use of Health IT

9/3/2010 - Registration for the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo, November 3-4, 2010, is now open. The educational program will feature two education tracks that focus on the many aspects and opportunities for achieving meaningful use in different care settings, including community hospitals and clinical practices.

HIMSS Launches Quality 101

9/3/2010 - With quality and quality reporting as an integral component of electronic health record incentives for Meaningful Use, HIMSS introduces an online resource—Quality 101—designed as a primer on the basics and metrics of quality measurement and improvement. “Achieving quality is the ultimate purpose of meaningful use. 

Patient-Centered Payer Roundtable Schedules First Meeting

9/3/2010 - The HIMSS Patient-Centered Payer Roundtable is kicking off and accepting new members. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 16, 2010.

Community Colleges Prepared to Begin HIT Certificate Programs

9/3/2010 - In a blog post, Chitra Mohla, Director of ONC’s Community College Workforce Program, discusses efforts to train “health IT practitioners.”

Cincinnati, Detroit Selected as Final Beacon Communities

9/3/2010 - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge, Inc. in Cincinnati, and Southeastern Michigan Health Association (SEMHA) in Detroit, join 15 other projects selected in May for the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program. 

Initial EHR certification bodies named

9/3/2010 - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has named the first two ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs), which means these organizations are approved to test and certify EHR systems for compliance with the standards and certification criteria issued by HHS earlier this year. Applications for additional ONC-ATCBs are under review.