Executive Corner
How To Use This Information: Its tough out there! Today's unpredictable political and regulatory environment makes managing a healthcare organization harder than ever. These resources are specifically designed to keep busy executives informed of the latest trends and developments in conventional - and unconventional - practices and theories for success. Information is power! Share this section with your executive team and encourage them to bookmark these sites for future reference.
A Success Story in American Health Care: Health Information Technology Strengthens Care in Rural Communities
U.S. Health and Human Services, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/10/20091001a.html
ADVANCE for Health Information Executives, ADVANCE
www.advanceweb.com
An Action Plan for Behavioral Health Workforce Development
The Annapolis Coalition
www.annapoliscoalition.org/pages/default2.asp?active_page_id=80
"BI's [Business Intelligence] March to Health Care," by Jim Ericson
www.healthdatamanagement.com/issues/2009_71/-39042-1.html
Bluepoint Leadership Development
www.bluepointleadership.com
CEO Survival Guide - Electronic Health Record Systems, National Committee for Quality Health Care
www.ncqhc.org/
"CIOs Concerned About Proposed Meaningful Use Standards," by Diana Manos, Healthcare IT News
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/healthcare-cios-concerned-about-proposed-meaningful-usestandards
"CIOs Worry About Stimulus Deadlines," Stimulus Exchange, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/CIOs_stimulus_meaningful_use-39462-1.html?zkPrintable=true
"Does Your 2010 Budget Include Health 2.0?," Shape Up the Nation
www.shapeupthenation.com
Health Data Management, White Papers Direct (registration required; various topics)
www.healthdatamanagement.com/white_papers/-28138-1.html?ET=healthdatamanagement:e1093:133304a:&st=email
Healthcare Development Leadership Survey:
2009 End of Year and Forecast for 2010, Health Resources Publishing
www.healthrespubs.com/1eoy.htm
Healthcare Development Leadership Survey: Economic Recession, How Does It Affect Fund Raising?
Health Grants Information Service
www.healthrespubs.com/recession.htm
Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo
(All sessions and material will be available for three months)
http://mediasolutions.healthcarefinancenews.com/events/vce.php
Healthcare IT JobSpot and eNewsletter, Healthcare IT News
http://jobspot.healthcareitnews.com/home/index.cfm?site_id=5815
https://www.b2bmediaportal.com/register.aspx?fid=hinjs&status=new
HIMSS Financial Edge
www.himss.org/FinancialEdge/200807_FinancialEdge.htm
HIMSS JobMine, Health Information Management Systems Society
http://jobmine.himss.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=5817
"Leading - or Waiting - for Recovery," by David Parks, The Point Newsletter, Bluepoint Leadership
www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/davidparks/leading-or-waiting-for-recovery/#more-87
"Mobile Health Monitoring on Gartner's Top 10 Trends List," by Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mobile-health-monitoring-gartners-top-10-trends-list
"Success of IT Initiatives Depends on CIOs," by Patty Enrado, EHR Watch, Healthcare IT News
www.ehrwatch.com/blog/success-it-initiatives-depends-cios
"The Best and Worst of Leading," [CIO Volunteer Blog] Healthcare POV,
Advance for Health Information Executives
http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hx_3/archive/2009/11/03/best-and-worst-of-leading.aspx
"The HIT Show with Frank and Bob," Advance for Health Information Executives (Multimedia)
www.advanceweb.com/hitshow
"The Top 100 IT Projects of 2009," by Jason Snyder, InfoWorld
http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-management/top-100-it-projects-2009-860?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-11-23
"The Top Ten Reasons Healthcare Projects Fail," by Richard Pizzi, Healthcare Finance News
www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/top-10-reasons-healthcare-projects-fail
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