Category Archives: Hospital CIO

Hospital CIO

Many Hospital Executives Expect Big Health IT Investments This Year

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Surprise, surprise.  A new report from the Premier healthcare alliance finds that many hospital executives will make their largest capital investments in IT this year. To prepare the report, known as the spring 2013 Economic Outlook, Premier spoke with 530 … Continue reading →

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Why an Everyday Player is NEVER the Designated Hitter

Posted on May 2, 2013 by John

The following is a guest post by Jeff Urban. Jeff Urban is the Area Vice President of MedSys Group where he is responsible for the management of business development in the West, Great Lakes, and Desert regions. He is in … Continue reading →

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Survey: Healthcare CIOs Average $200K In Annual Base Salary

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Anne Zieger

While numbers varied widely depending on organizational factors, healthcare CIOs earned an average base salary of $208,417 in 2012, according to a recent survey conducted by CHIME. The survey, which drew responses from small, medium-sized, large and rural facilities, drew responses … Continue reading →

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Purging EHR Data

Posted on April 4, 2013 by John

Let’s talk about the always controversial and intriguing topic of purging EHR data. It’s something that’s no doubt talked about in every healthcare organization, but I honestly see very few people talking about it. So, let me get the discussion … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Big Data vs Skinny Data

Posted on April 2, 2013 by John

I have heard a number of people talk about healthcare big data was all the buzz in the healthcare IT world. There’s little doubt that there’s a lot of conversation happening around big data and analytics in healthcare. While I … Continue reading →

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Are Hospitals Ready for HIPAA Omnibus?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by John

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the new HIPAA Omnibus rules ever since I interviewed Rita Bowen at HIMSS about the new HIPAA rules. While Rita highlights some other changes that came as part of HIPAA Omnibus, I still … Continue reading →

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Video Demo of Metro’s Point-of-Care Technologies at HIMSS13

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John

One of my goals at HIMSS is to try and give those who can’t attend HIMSS a chance to get a taste of what the experience of visiting the HIMSS exhibit hall floor is like. I’d been doing some writing … Continue reading →

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HIMSS: Hospitals Achieving Meaningful Use Milestones

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Hospitals are making good progress toward achieving Meaningful Use milestones, a new study by HIMSS suggests. HIMSS, which surveyed 298 healthcare CIOs between December and February, found that 66 percent had already qualified for Meaningful Use stage 1, while another … Continue reading →

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We Have an HIE – The Internet

Posted on February 11, 2013 by John

Jon Fox, MD and Founder of HealthApp Connect sent me a great message: We already have a great free HIE and it’s called the internet He makes an interesting point. Reinforces why I called for hospital CIO’s to start making … Continue reading →

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Level the Playing Field with RACs as They Enter Practice Settings

Posted on February 5, 2013 by John

Lori Brocato is Director of Audit at HealthPort. With more than 15 years in health care technology, Lori serves as HealthPort’s resident government and third party audit expert, sharing educational information and best practices with health care facilities via Webinars, … Continue reading →

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