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.
Electronic Medical Records: Slow but Steady Growth in Ambulatory Care
HIMSS/HIMSS Analytics Ambulatory Healthcare Information Technology (IT) Survey finds about 30 percent of respondents use some component of the electronic medical record (EMR) in their organization
New Commentary Posted to PHIM
The first commentary posted to Perspectives in Health Information Management asserts that creating a pay for quality improvement incentive program based on physician compliance with standardized protocols and leveraging appropriate health information technology in rural hospitals and small physician offices caring for underserved populations will improve quality of care and reduce healthcare outcome disparity.
CMS to Host ICD-10-CM/PCS Conference Calls
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a series of national provider calls that will provide an overview of ICD-10 and how it differs from ICD-9-CM.
