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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry. Prior to the Meaningful Use incentives in 2005, only 20% of medical records were stored electronically.

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Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since its founding in 2005, MAeHC has worked to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in the state by guiding organizations in the implementation and meaningful use of health IT. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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