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A prolonged delay to ICD-10 implementation, or “more specifically, prolonged uncertainty about the timing and details of a delay, will create more problems than it would solve,” stated CHIME in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Everyone in the healthcare IT world is working against numerous deadlines,” said George Hickman, EVP/CIO at Albany Medical […]
To help CIOs make complex decisions involving how to achieve HIE with other providers, CHIME and the eHealth Initiative have released, “The HIE Guide for CIOs.” The Web-based guide offers chapters on: • Assessing the local landscape for HIE • Considerations in forming an Enterprise Health Information Organization • Selecting an external Health Information Organization […]
In response to an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the use of metadata standards to support health data exchange, CHIME is urging government officials “to study the complex issues more closely and to work with industry partners to develop and test metadata standards before considering any broader action,” the organization stated. In comments it […]
Buddy’s main projects
Fitting it all in
Managing new construction
Breaking down the survey results
Do you add another class? “I’m very sensitive to the number of things that we have going on in the medical center that require workforce members to be trained and aware of.”
Best practice in governance
Origins and goals of the survey
Breaking down breach scenarios
CHIME’s position on the accounting of disclosures NPRM
Proposed HIPAA changes establish standards that would be difficult for providers to meet and should be scaled back, according to comments filed by CHIME. The organization said the rules rely too much on technical capabilities that are not widely available and fail to acknowledge the amount of human intervention that will be necessary to achieve […]
IT staffing shortages will put projects at risk and negatively impact healthcare organizations’ chances of implementing EHRs successfully, according to results of a recent CHIME survey. CIOs who responded to the survey said IT staffing deficiencies will possibly (51 percent) or definitely (10 percent) affect their chances to implement an EHR and receive stimulus funding. The most glaring need for healthcare organizations is for trained personnel who can implement clinical records software.
A day in the life of a healthcare CIO includes interpreting and responding to new federal regulations for use of clinical systems, managing a widening gap between available, healthcare-experienced IT staff and needs, balancing cooperation and competition in health data sharing initiatives, aligning internal and vendor agendas to assure EHR delivery, and coping with ongoing funding competition which will steepen with health economic reforms. How is he to do it?
As the comment period has closed on both the Meaningful Use NPRM and Certification Standards IFR, the industry takes a collective deep breath in anticipation of the final rules. CIOs like Buddy Hickman (also an executive vice president) have thought hard about the proposals and given their feedback through industry organizations like CHIME and HIMSS. […]
