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Podcast: HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber: 2013 edition

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Neil Versel

Once again, as has become custom, I sat down with HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber at the organization’s Chicago headquarters the week before the annual HIMSS conference to discuss the conference as well as important trends and issues in the health … Continue reading →

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Sampling of opinions on meaningful use Stage 2

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Neil Versel

I’ve been an absentee blogger yet again the last few weeks. Here’s something to chew on while I get caught up, a sampling of all the statements I received regarding the Stage 2 final rules for meaningful use, in the … Continue reading →

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HIMSS12 notes

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Neil Versel

I’ve just returned home from HIMSS12. As usual, it was a grueling week, made more grueling by the fact that I arrived a day earlier than usual. But I do have to say that this was the least stressful HIMSS … Continue reading →

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Mostashari, Chopra get down to ‘Meaningful Yoose’ rap

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Neil Versel

Now it makes sense. A couple weeks ago, I got the latest update from fictional EHR vendor Extormity: Extormity to Federal Health IT Leaders – ‘Take a chill pill, fellas.’ Brantley Whittington, fictional CEO of make-believe electronic health record vendor … Continue reading →

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A public official with a sense of humor

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Neil Versel

It’s a good thing not all public officials are all work, no play. I’ve said for a couple of years that the tag team of federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and HHS CTO Todd Park are the anti-bureaucrats. (If you ever … Continue reading →

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Mostashari named new national HIT coordinator

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Neil Versel

Farzad Mostashari, M.D. has been named the new national coordinator for health IT, effective today. Though HHS has not put out a press release or other statement, it appears this is a permanent rather than an interim appointment. I had … Continue reading →

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