The Role of IT Leadership in the Ambulatory Setting
The importance of ambulatory care in our healthcare delivery system and the need for accelerating the adoption of IT, continue to be increasingly apparent to the healthcare industry and HIMSS. HIMSS is dedicated to strengthen its Ambulatory Care Initiative by continuing to work with providers, practice managers, and communities to identify and demonstrate how IT can promote clinical and business integration solutions in the Ambulatory setting.
Staff leadership is provided by Mary Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS, Director of Ambulatory Information Systems. The Ambulatory Care Steering Committee is chaired by Laura Jantos, FHIMSS, Principal ECG Management Consultants, Inc. Many HIMSS members have volunteered to contribute as committees and task forces have taken on the challenge. If you would like to join the effort as the Society extends its benefits to reach the Ambulatory providers of healthcare, please review our Ambulatory Committees Task Force and Work Group link or contact Mary Griskewicz at mgriskewicz@himss.org for additional information.
Glaser: EHR Costs Creating Adoption Disparities
The initial expenses for adopting electronic health records and other health IT are creating a gap between large health entities and small physician practices, John Glaser, vice president and CIO at Partners HealthCare System in Massachusetts, said at a health IT conference last week, Network World reports.
Michigan Health System Tests Online Visits
Henry Ford Health System in Michigan is testing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a Web portal for online consultations, Healthcare IT News reports.
Survey: Most Organizations Not Ready for Pay-for-Performance Reporting
While most health care organizations are aware of the need to collect quality and performance data, only 30% are ready to do so, according to a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey released on Monday, Healthcare IT News reports.