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New Question posted to the HIMSS eNurse Mentoring Program for New Question posted to the HIMSS eNurse Mentoring Program for January. In your opinion, what are the top three competencies that nurse informaticists should possess to advance their career in informatics? Read more: New Question posted to the HIMSS eNurse Mentoring Program for New Question…

Who influences HIT policy? (Healthcare IT News). The Sunlight Foundation has announced the launch of a new influence-tracking website that uncovers trends in the federal rulemaking process. Read more: Who influences HIT policy Healthcare IT News

AHA calls for Stage 2 reporting changes (Healthcare IT News). The American Hospital Association (AHA) has recommended changes to an interim Stage 2 final rule, with a focus on easing clinical quality measure reporting for certain hospitals, officials announced. Read more: AHA calls for Stage 2 reporting changes Healthcare IT News

Slideshow: The big connection (Healthcare IT News). Developers of health information systems are in Chicago this week, where they are participating in the annual IHE North America Connectathon, the health IT industry’s largest interoperabilityn testing event. Read more: Slideshow The big connection Healthcare IT News

JAMA: Coordinated Care Leads to 6% Decrease in Hospitalization Rate Posted by Matthew Smith. According to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, coordinated care, seen in new care models like accountable care organizations, caused a 6 percent decrease in the number of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries. Read…

Testing for Interoperability – Now in Progress – New Blog by Joyce Sensmeier. If the NA Connectathon is the Lollapalooza of the Health IT World, one of the up-and-coming acts to check out this week in Chicago is the IHE USA Certification Pilot Program. Read more: Testing for Interoperability – Now in Progress – New…

Technology at the bedside: How connected are you? By Richard Hader on Nursing Management. Nearly 1,000 nurses from every part of the country participated in the latest Nursing Management survey. Read more: Technology at the bedside How connected are you By Richard Hader on Nursing Management

Meet Our Members: Jim Turnbull, DHA, LFHIMSS. Jim Turnbull, DHA, LFHIMSS, Chief Information Officer of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (UUHC), is a new participant in the HIMSS Career Services eMentoring program. Read more: Meet Our Members Jim Turnbull DHA LFHIMSS

Nominations Open for CEO IT Achievement Awards. Modern Healthcare and HIMSS are seeking nominations for the 11th annual CEO IT Achievement Awards. Read more: Nominations Open for CEO IT Achievement Awards

Joyce Sensmeier, Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS has been named to the Advisory Council of Health Level Seven. Sensmeier, Suarez join HL7 advisory panel Read more: Joyce Sensmeier Vice President Informatics HIMSS has been named to the Advisory Council of Health Level Seven