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Month: April 2019

Happiness is a State of Mind. Session on Emotional Wellbeing

Happiness is a State of Mind. Session on Emotional Wellbeing

We firmly believe in our responsibility in taking a proactive, preventive approach to our people’s mental health and emotional well-being. We had renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Sujatha Velmurugan, educate us on self-awareness and situational awareness. She spoke to us like a friend. In day-to-day situations, the importance of bridging the gap between positive intent and meaningful action was emphasized with simple techniques that anyone can practice. Just like how sessions on physical health are an essential part of any self-care program,…

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Information Blocking Must Stop, Say CMS, ONC

Information Blocking Must Stop, Say CMS, ONC

April 24, 2019 The big story from the 2018 meeting of the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) was artificial intelligence.  At HIMSS 2019, it was information blocking.  Why? Defined on HIT.gov as the deliberate and unreasonable interference with the exchange and use of electronic health information (EHI), information blocking (or data blocking) is a prime target of the two new proposed interoperability rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services in February shortly before HIMSS 2019. In separate…

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