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As health care leans on a growing stack of data for direction on how to prevent disease, forward-thinking entities are turning that information into action. For example, this month’s E-News Exclusive details an effort to utilize 26 health measures to improve the well-being of city populations. Being piloted in four cities, the program features a first-of-its-kind health dashboard that will help city leaders target specific weak points in the area’s health care ecosystem.
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Researchers Develop Online City Health Dashboard
By Jill Johnson
More than 80% of the US population lives in urban areas. Yet city leaders seeking to make health improvements have lacked a standardized tool to understand and benchmark their city’s standing on actionable and widely accepted indicators of health and health risk because most health data in the United States are simply unavailable at the city level.
Responding to demands from cities across the country, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine’s department of population health, NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the National Resource Network, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, are launching the City Health Dashboard. The online data visualization tool will greatly improve city-level understanding of health and empower mayors, city managers, health officials, and other local stakeholders to enact policies that target the risk factors and health conditions that most impact their communities.
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Prepare for Change at HIMSS17
By Heather Hogstrom
The annual HIMSS conference will be held February 19–23 in Orlando, Florida. As the first HIT conference since the presidential inauguration, HIMSS17 will give attendees the opportunity to consider changes in federal law and how health care and technology may be impacted by the new administration. Government-related education sessions cover topics such as HIT public policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Quality Payment Program and value-based payments, and IT infrastructure, HIT standards, certification, and medical device integration. Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, will join John Boehner, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, in a keynote presentation titled “Political Perspectives on America’s Future.” Other keynote speakers will be IBM President and CEO Ginni Rometty and Shark Tank entrepreneurs Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine HIM Program
Receives CAHIIM Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSHIM) at Saint Joseph’s College is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The Saint Joseph’s College program is only the second BSHIM degree in New England to earn the CAHIIM accreditation distinction, and is the only accredited BSHIM degree offered in northern New England. The Saint Joseph’s College program is delivered online.
By meeting the CAHIIM standards, successful graduates of the BSHIM program will be eligible to apply and test for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) credential. This credential signifies that an individual is an expert in managing patient health information and medical records, collecting and analyzing patient data, and using classification systems and medical terminologies.
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Qualifying and Quantifying Risk
Mortality scores can be deathly to a health care organization’s revenue cycle and its reputation. Read more »
Hope or Hopeless?
Despite the fact EHRs have been around for a while, physician satisfaction with the technology remains dubious. Can the situation be remedied? Read more »
The Regulatory Challenges
of Population Health Management
Organizations must be aware of their legal obligations when implementing such an initiative. Read more »
Yearning to Learn
Education initiatives are afoot to keep coders and HIM professionals a step ahead of the game. Read more » |
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USC’s Virtual Care Clinic Is a Step in the Future of Technology-Driven Health Care
The University of Southern California is developing the Virtual Care Clinic and DocOn app to deliver health care over a digital platform, reports USC News.
Premed Students Are Pursuing a Passion for Medicine Through Health Tech
Students are inspired by how personal medical data and technology can be leveraged to change health outcomes, according to Cornell Tech. |
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