Mike Leavitt

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HIMSS Foundation And National eHealth Collaborative Merge

Press Release | Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) | December 23, 2013

Focused on better health and greater value through information technology, the HIMSS Foundation and the National eHealth Collaborative announce a merger.  Both organizations embrace a similar mission to engage with all stakeholders to drive positive change in healthcare with IT and provide a single, mission-driven voice and focus; NeHC will fold into the HIMSS Foundation. Read More »

New State Commission To Focus On Healthcare Costs

Chris Anderson | Government Health IT | January 10, 2013

A new healthcare commission announced last week will focus on developing state-level policies aimed at reducing the cost of care while improving quality. Read More »

Rural America Is the New ‘Inner City’

Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg | The Wall Street Journal | May 26, 2017

At the corner where East North Street meets North Cherry Street in the small Ohio town of Kenton, the Immaculate Conception Church keeps a handwritten record of major ceremonies. Over the last decade, according to these sacramental registries, the church has held twice as many funerals as baptisms. In tiny communities like Kenton, an unprecedented shift is under way. Federal and other data show that in 2013, in the majority of sparsely populated U.S. counties, more people died than were born—the first time that’s happened since the dawn of universal birth registration in the 1930s...

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Health Datapalooza 2017

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
April 26, 2017 (All day) - April 28, 2017 (All day)
Location: 
Washington Hilton Washington, DC
United States

Health Datapalooza brings together a diverse audience of over 1,600 people from the public and private sectors to learn how health and health care can be improved by harnessing the power of data. The conference brings data to life in ways that matter in health and health care. Each year, the meeting serves as a trusted gathering place for thought leaders and innovators that build momentum toward a vibrant health information economy. This year's conference promises to bring new energy to an action-packed event featuring top speakers representing a variety of industries. The conference brings data to life in ways that matter in health and health care. Each year, the meeting serves as a trusted gathering place for thought leaders and innovators that build momentum toward a vibrant health information economy.

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