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PCORI Accepting Applications for Advisory Panels. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced that it is accepting applications for its first four PCORI Advisory Panels: Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options; Improving Healthcare Systems; Addressing Disparities; and Patient Engagement. Read more: PCORI Accepting Applications for Advisory Panels

Veterans Affairs and DoD Add Function to Online Benefit Access. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (DoD) continue to enhance their collaborative efforts to improve benefit access to veterans, those currently serving in the military, and their families. Read more: Veterans Affairs and DoD Add Function to Online Benefit Access

HITPC/HITSC Hold Joint Public Hearing to Discuss HIEs. On January 29th, the Health IT Policy Committee and the Health IT Standards Committee convened to hear testimony from a number of key stakeholders in health information exchange (HIE) on the current status, opportunities, and existing challenges. Read more: HITPC/HITSC Hold Joint Public Hearing to Discuss HIEs

HIMSS Submits Comments to CMS RFI on Hospital and Vendor Readiness. On February 1st, HIMSS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its Request for Information (RFI) on Hospital and Vendor Readiness for Electronic Health Records Hospital Inpatient Quality Data Reporting. Read more: HIMSS Submits Comments to CMS RFI on Hospital…

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…