In This Issue:
 P.O. Boxes No Longer Permitted in Billing Provider Address in 5010 Transactions Jan. 1
Past HIMSS-NYS President Elected to HIMSS National Board
How to join HIMSS Emerging Professionals Community
Winners of the HIMSS NYS Student Scholarship
Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard School of Public Health
Save the Date 2/2/2012: Biomedical Informatics Update
Save the Date 3/21/2012: Author Night @ New York Academy of Medicine
P.O. Boxes No Longer Permitted in Billing Provider Address in 5010 Transactions Jan. 1
Tammy Kwiatkoski, Senior Manager, HIMSS Regional Affairs
Do you use a P.O. Box or lock box address as you billing provider address to receive payments? If you submit claims electronically, you will be required use only a street address or physical location as the billing provider address. Continuing to report a P.O. Box in the billing provider address field will cause your claims to reject.
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), all physicians and other health care providers that submit claims electronically are required to transition to the Version 5010 transactions by Jan. 1. One of many data reporting changes in the Version 5010 transactions is the requirement to report only a street address or physical location as the billing provider address.
Practices that wish to continue having payments sent to a P.O. Box or lock box will report this address in the “pay-to” address field.
You may need to work with your practice management system vendor, billing service, or clearinghouse to have this address change made for your claims. Talk to them today to find out if a change is needed and when it will be done. This work needs to be done prior to Jan. 1 to prevent claims rejections and interruptions in your cash flow.
Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/go/5010 or www.cms.gov/Versions5010andD0 for more information on data reporting changes in the Version 5010 transactions and to prepare your practice for the Jan. 1 deadline.
Past HIMSS-NYS President Elected to HIMSS National Board
In an election held from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, a past HIMSS-NYS chapter president was elected to HIMSS National Board. Ken Ong, MD, MPH, will serve three-year terms beginning in July 2012.
Ken is the chief medical informatics officer at New York Hospital Queens and Chair of the Informatics Council for the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. He teaches a popular course on health I.T. at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. A HIMSS member since 2001, Dr. Ong has been actively involved in the HIMSS New York State Chapter, including serving as a past president. He is the editor of the book Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer, first and second editions, published by HIMSS. “As a critical component of transforming healthcare, ARRA/HITECH is enabling the widespread adoption of EHRs and related technologies by physician offices and hospitals across the country,” said Dr. Ong. “As a cause based organization, HIMSS plays an essential role in this national journey.”
How to join HIMSS Emerging Professionals Community
Helen Figge
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- Go to the following webpage, and enter your contact information. For the required fields company and position, you may put your school name and “student”. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page to move to the next step. https://marketplace.himss.org/acct618b/default.aspx?tabid=63&redirecttabid=142
- Create a user name and password. Your username will be the email address you entered in step 1.
- Select membership type: student membership. You may also join one local chapter free with your
student membership. Select the one that is right for you.
- If you like, you may join other chapters, for the additional fees listed.
- You may join mHIMSS, a group focused on mobile technology in health care, if you which.
- Select the communities of profession that are applicable to you, in this case Emerging
Professionals Community.
- Proceed to the next step.
- Enter demographic information. Student is found under the heading “others allied to the field”. Do you best with the required fields, and proceed to the next step.
- This is the shopping cart. At the bottom, please enter the Promo Code EPSTU, and select “apply discount”. Then select “check out”. Note, this ensures your registration in the EP Community; it does not confer a discount to the student membership rate.
- Finally, enter you payment information and select “Place my order”.
Congratulations! You have joined HIMSS Emerging Professionals Community! Visit our web pages to learn more about the services we offer to advance your career in health IT:http://www.himss.org/asp/emergingProfessionals_community_home.asp
Recent webinars are accessible on the HIMSS site: http://www.himss.org/ASP/emergingProfessionals_community_events.asp
For more information, please contact Helen Figge, Sr. Director, Career Services at hfigge@himss.org.
Winners of the HIMSS NYS Student Scholarship
Todd Harrington is a Registered Professional Nurse with expertise in research, data analysis, strategy development, planning and management. Mr. Harrington holds an ASN, from Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA (2008), and a BBA, in Marketing, from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (1991). Mr Harrington is pursuing a Masters of Science in Nursing Informatics at New York University and plans to graduate December 2012.
Karthik Natarajan is currently a doctoral student at Columbia University's department of biomedical informatics. His research focuses on intelligent search within the electronic medical record. After completing his degree this Spring, he hopes to join a medical center where he can continue to develop and share innovative solutions in order to positively impact healthcare.
Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics
Health IT Masters in Applied Biomedical Informatics
The federal government is promoting Health Information and Technology (HIT) and the deployment of electronic health records (EHRs) with monetary incentives for “meaningful use”. Achieving this objective will require 51,000 new HIT professionals over the next five years. The goal of the Columbia University Masters Program in Applied Biomedical Informatics is to train leaders in health informatics to assist in implementing EHRs in healthcare organizations.
The Masters Program
The full-time Master’s (MA) degree in Applied Biomedical Informatics aims to train individuals for one of four roles defined by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC): 1) Clinician Leader, 2) Public Health Leader, 3) Research and Development Scientist, or 4) Health Information and Technology (HIT) Sub-specialist. Students will be provided a strong foundation in informatics concepts and develop the practical skills to serve in leadership roles in healthcare organizations
for compliance with the new “meaningful use” criteria.
The Masters Curriculum
Over the course of a one-year period, students must complete two semesters of coursework and write a master’s essay based on a summer practicum experience. Coursework topics include a survey of the cardinal topics in biomedical informatics, health care systems, cognitive science and IT usability, public health informatics, clinical computing systems, decision support, system operations, quality reporting, health information exchange, security, business operations, and project management.
Tuition and Support
Tuition for the one-year program is approximately $40,000 (subject to change). Eligible students may receive up to $21,000 from the ONC to offset expenses.
Prerequisites
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required. Technology experience, computer science training, health system experience, or training in a clinical or public health field is preferred. To be eligible for ONC support, students must also be enrolled or have completed an advanced degree (Masters or Doctoral) or have several years of management experience.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Lisa Matthews, EdD, MPH, Department of Biomedical Informatics
appliedmasters@dbmi.columbia.edu TELEPHONE: (212) 342-3172
Harvard School of Public Health
Leadership Strategies for Information Technology in Health Care
January 22-27 (Modules 1 & 2) and May 14-18, 2012 (Modules 3 & 4)
Leadership Strategies for Information Technology in Health Care is an executive education program offered by the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Continuing Professional Education. The program faculty translate information technology methodologies into the language of health care and provide a balance of strategic thinking, practical tools, and effective tactics for implementing health information technology initiatives at participants’ organizations.The program, comprised of four modules, is designed and directed by leaders in the field of health information technology:Module 1: IT Strategy and Governance, John Glaser, PhD - CEO at Siemens Health Business UnitModule 2: Electronic Health Records John Halamka, MD, MS - CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterModule 3: Maximizing Quality and Safety Gains from EHRs, Tejal Gandhi, MD, MPH - Chief Quality and Safety Officer at Partners HealthcareModule 4: Clinical Informatics Strategy, Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc - Director of Clinical Informatics Research and Development at Partners Healthcare More information on this program is available at https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/Health-IT
Save the Date 2/2/2012: Biomedical Informatics Update
On February 2, 2012, The Center for Advanced Information Management at Columbia University and Pfizer’s Biomedical Informatics Services division will sponsor the 2012 edition of: Biomedical Informatics Update
Date: February 2, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Place: Pfizer Headquarters, Conference Room (Ground floor), 219 East 42nd St.; New York, NY
Sponsored by Pfizer, there is no charge for the event but registration is required.
To register: http://biomedicalinformaticsupdate2012.eventbrite.com/
This year’s event brings together specialists to discuss the latest developments in biomedical informatics. Topics include personalized medicine; healthcare implementation and evaluations; IBM’s Watson technology in medical practice; status updates on health information exchanges, the Primary Care Information Project and Partnership to Advance Clinical Research; and a forward look at biomedical informatics research, training, and practice.
Confirmed speakers are:- Erwin Bottinger, MD; Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Herbert S. Chase, MD, MA; Columbia University
- David A. Krusch, MD; University of Rochester Medical Center
- Gilad J. Kuperman, MD, PhD; NewYork Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University
- Jacqueline Merrill, RN, MPH, DNSc; Columbia University
- Edward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhD; American Medical Informatics Association
- Roberto Sicconi, Dr Ing; IBM T.J. Watson Research
- Jesse Singer, DO, MPH; NYC Department of Health and Mental Health
For more information including the program document and to register please see:
http://biomedicalinformaticsupdate2012.eventbrite.com/
Save the Date 3/21/2012: Author Night @ New York Academy of Medicine
'Medical Informatics: an Executive Primer, 2nd Edition' will be showcased on Author Night at the New York Academy of Medicine on Wednesday, 3/21/2012.
Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO, New York Hospital Queens, will moderate a panel of chapter authors:- Abha Agrawal, MD, CMO, Kings County Hospital
- Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner for Health Information Technology Transformation in the NYS DOH
- Curtis Cole, MD, CIO, Weill-Cornell Medical College
- Joseph Conte, MPA, Consultant Quality and Risk Management Richmond University Medical Center
- Joseph Kannry, MD, Mt. Sinai Hospital
- Jonathan Leviss, MD, Dearborn Advisors
- Glenn Martin, MD, Queens Health Network
- Jason Shapiro, MD, HEALTHIX and Mt. Sinai Hospital
- Alan Silver, MD, Island Peer Review Organization
- Mytri Singh, Primary Care Information Project, NYC DOMH
Save the date!
Registration information will be available in the future.
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