455-page meaningful use Stage 2 proposed rule - Do you think that this hurts "interoperability”?

See link below and provide your feedback.  Do you think that this hurts "interoperability”?

HealthcareITNews Groups weigh in on MU2

Meeting at 2012 HIMSS

		Are you attending HIMSS?  I am here and would love to meet with you to discuss your goals, challenges, and how we can help you increase your ROI for 2012.  Please reply to this email or my contact info is at the bottom of this email. iHT2 2012 Conferences HealthTEKology Services Thought Leadership - Are you on your target markets's short list? Networking - Face to face = shorter sales cycles Branding - Top-of-Mind Awareness Media Relations - It's a lot more than sending out a press release Social Media - Are you satisfying the need for "original content" Event Strategy/Tradeshow Direction - Are you getting the ROI out of your conference investment? White Papers/Case Studies/Webinars - Driving leads for the sales team on the plan? Sales Strategy - Does your sales pipeline need to be filled? For more information please contact Robert Jaggers at 561-748-6736 or rjaggers@healthTEKology.com.   Is face-to-face advertising over? To read more of this complimentary article from iHT2 examining whether face-to-face marketing is worth the money spent click here. Contact Us:6671 W Indiantown  Road Ste 56-174 Jupiter, FL 33458 1-800-451-9535  mailto:nfo@healthTEKology.com

HIMSS FREE Networking Opportunities

Don't miss these two opportunities for complimentary networking.  You can see the link below.  The second meeting is probably more about signing up with your local chapter which you should do!  See you at HIMSS...


HIMSS FREE Networking Opportunities 
Monday, February 20, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Venetian Hotel.
Tuesday, Communities Open House, starting at 5 p.m. and running until 6:30 p.m.

http://www.himssconference.org/networking/default.aspx.

Getting IT Decision Makers Buy-in at HIMSS

It’s no secret that you have to pitch the loop these days and get everyone’s buy in. I read an interesting report that says physicians use mobile devices in their personal life, but it’s hard to get IT’s buy in a hospital setting.  If you are going to HIMSS please make sure that you have set plenty of pre-set meetings with CIO’s (IT Decision Makers).  The decision makers are going to be at HIMSS, but typically will not walk up to your booth for you to sell them.  Start from the top and work your way down.  Essentially: “pitch the loop”.  This will help you to get your product implemented and not just talked about! 

If you would like to join a dinner we are hosting at HIMSS please let me know.  You can see the current attendees to our dinner below.   

CMIO	Alegent Health
Vice President & CIO	Butler Health System
VP & CIO	Capital Blue Cross
VP & CMIO	Catholic Health East
CMIO - Ambulatory	Catholic Health Partners
CMIO, Executive Director, Center for Pediatric Informatics	Children's National Medical Center
Director, Medical Informatics	Denver Health
Director, Healthcare Policy and Research	Federation of American Hospitals
CIO & VP IS	Florida Hospice of the Sun Coast
Principal	Howard Burde Health Law, LLC
National Project Director, Clinical Technology	Kaiser Permanente
Executive Director Research & Health Policy	Kaiser Permanente
Interim Director, NCAL Clinical Technology	Kaiser Permanente
Asst Medical Director & CMIO	Kaiser Permanente, Southern Cal Region
CIO	Lahey Clinic
Chair, Information Technology Applications Department	Mayo Clinic
Health IT Evangelist	Mid-Columbia Medical Center
CMIO & Director of Medical Informatics	North Shore University Hospital
CMIO	NorthBay Healthcare
Medical Director of Information Systems / Founder & Director	Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group / Szollosi Healthcare Innovation Program
CTO	NYC Health & Hospital Corporation (HHC)
Professor & Chair, Biomedical Informatics	Oregon Health & Science University
Chief Health Information Officer	Oregon Health & Science University OHSU
Chief Strategist, Commissioner	SCS Ventures, CCHIT
CMIO	Shriners Hospital for Children
VP & CIO	University Health System
Director of Informatics	USC School of Medicine
Medical Director, IT Services	UW Medicine

You can purchase the report, “Survey: Docs Love Mobile Devices, I.T. Departments Don’t”, at the link below from Spyglass Consulting Group through HealthDataManagement

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