ARRA/HIT Stimulus Links
*** ONC announces HITECH Priority Grants Program Rollout ***Important news for all hospitals and HIE initiatives seeking information about stimulus grant funding!
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1310&mode=2&cached=trueState of NJ 2009 ARRA Grant Information
http://nj.gov/recovery/grant/References on Electronic Health Records and Personal Health Records
http://www.e-healthcaremarketing.com/blog1/?page_id=188Revised ONC Meaningful Use Matrix – Published August 14, 2009
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_10741_888532_0_0_18/FINAL%20MU%20RECOMMENDATIONS%20TABLE.pdfMeaningful Use Workgroup Update Presentation
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=878093&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=15&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=trueCode Red - How software companies could screw up Obama’s health care reform
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0907.longman.htmlNJ DOH Seeks Proposals for HIE Applications
http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/dhss/njnewsline/view_article.pl?id=3423CCHIT splits EHR certification into two tiers
Follow this link to find out how the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is adopting a two-tier system of testing and certifying IT systems.
http://hitconsultant.blogspot.com/2009/09/cchit-splits-ehr-certification-into-two.html
Membership Organizations
American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA)
http://achca.orgAmerican College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
http://www.ache.org
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
http://ahima.orgAmerican Medical Association (AMA)
http://www.ama-assn.orgAmerican Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
http://amia2.amia.orgCollege of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
http://www.cio-chime.org/default.html
Regulatory Organizations
CDC & ATSDR Home Page
http://www.cdc.govJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.orgCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.govNational Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)
http://www.ncqa.org
Other Links
NJ Hospitals to Report Patient Safety Statistics
http://nj.gov/governor/news/news/2009/approved/20090831a.html
NJ Department of Health and Senior Services Website
http://www.state.nj.us/health/
NJ Health Information Technology Commission Website
http://www.state.nj.us/health/bc/hitc.shtml
NJ HITC Location (Monthly Meetings)
Department of Health and Senior Services
Health and Agriculture Building
1st Floor Auditorium
369 South Warren Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Health Information Technology Commission
http://www.state.nj.us/health/bc/hitc.shtml
e-Healthcare Marketing
http://www.e-healthcaremarketing.com
MDAdvisor: A Journal for the New Jersey Medical Community
https://www.mdadvantageonline.com/mdadvisor/
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of human health.
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As the philanthropic arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the HIMSS Foundation is dedicated to furthering healthcare IT professions. Since the early 1990s, we have awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to more than 40 exceptional students with exceptional results.
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HIMSS JobMine is an interactive online job search tool for healthcare professionals. Candidates can post resumes, receive job alerts, research potential employers, and track responses to job postings.* Employers can use resume searching and job posting tools to add, remove, replace, or modify job postings. Posting your job with JobMine is also more affordable than other job boards.
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HIMSS User Groups - The HIMSS Users Group Alliance Program was developed in October 2003 as a means to create a variety of independent communities within HIMSS that help you do your job better. Through the program, HIMSS is collaborating with healthcare IT organizations to provide environments for you to exchange technology-related ideas, challenges, and solutions.
