💡Let this sink in—guns now kill more Americans between the ages of 1-24 than motor vehicle accidents. ➡️Before guns took the lead, vehicle accident deaths was once the leading cause for 60 years. Not anymore. #EndGunViolence economist.com/graphic-detail…

“Doctors are increasingly the scapegoats of systemic problems within the health care system,” Masood says, “because the patient is not seeing the insurance company that denied them the procedure, they’re not seeing the EMR that are taking all of our time.” nytimes.com/2023/06/15/mag…

A BIG THANK YOU to the HIMSS New England sponsors for their participation in the annual Spring conference in Norwood MA and their loyal support all year to support education, networking, and social events. Everyone agrees it was an amazing day! #newengla…lnkd.in/eYW6Nvvd

REPORT: US: NONPROFIT HOSPITALS CHASE LOW-INCOME PATIENTS ON DEBTS "Nonprofit Hospitals Undermine Health Care Access” describes how the US government’s lack of guidance and oversight allows privately operated tax-exempt hospitals…lnkd.in/eXWsF6aP lnkd.in/eBnSzXPT

GIANT LEAPS FOR PATIENT SAFETY! What a treat to visit Ralph Johnson, MS, CPHQ, FHIMSS at their headquarters in Washington DC and meeting some staff including Leah Binder, the CEO! We at #newenglandhimss are proud to have one of our prominent members wor…lnkd.in/eZCyASq4

Never miss a chance to visit NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND, especially in summer. :) lnkd.in/dNdGJPP4

Northeastern University at Charlotte NC is gorgeous! I know my Boston friends would love this campus. I was lucky to be visiting Sandip Ray and it was the same day so went for the tour and meeting young students in the Nursing Program. Serendipity and…lnkd.in/eSVapSun

THIS NEWS MADE MY DAY! YES! The Patient Act will make these price transparency rules a reality for ordinary consumers. The legislation significantly boosts the hospital and health insurance noncompliance penalty to $5 million p…lnkd.in/e92iYjze lnkd.in/e2QJvqws

New York City mayor tackling hospital price transparency!! #pricetransparency lnkd.in/eJzipPrC

Loving this opinion piece from NED HELMS, FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONER! "So many issues are polarizing these days—but not this one. Legislation to provide relief to caregivers has overwhelming supp…lnkd.in/eVceiudh lnkd.in/eKA_FRRi

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Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it. A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their income. Meanwhile, a normal worker pays Social Security taxes on 100% of their income. How does that make any sense?

.James R. Hagerty, who recently retired from The Wall Street Journal after 45 years, gets the @Dwotapka treatment this week. He offers advice for when your obituary needs to be written: talkingbiznews.com/dawn-wotapkas-…

CHECK IT OUT! Definitely of interest to the HIMSS New England membership is this recently published whitepaper from Dimensional Insight on how analytics can be used to examine five key challenges facing hospital emergency departments healthcare.dimins.com/resources/whit… #newenglandhimss

WELCOME NEW SPONSOR: Mobile Heartbeat lnkd.in/edNxtYSh Great to have you join us! Mobilize Your Care Team Connect the whole care team through a single, unified platform to advance care coordination across the healthcare enterprise. #newenglandhimss @MobileHeartbeat

Thank you all who came out and joined us at Walden Pond with HIT Like a Girl Pod! It was great to see so many connecting while taking in the amazing scenery. Make sure to follow and listen to HIT Like a Girl Pod to see where they go next! #RoadtoHLTH

A panel of top hospital #CISOs shared ways #healthcare institutions can navigate evolving #cybersecurity threats at our our Wolf-hosted @NewEnglandHIMSS Cyber Networking Event! Take a look at our lively discussion👇 & read the blog for more highlights➡️ bit.ly/3RLSoCO

#Quantiphi is joining hands with @Unqork and @GoogleCloud to launch AI-led Intelligent Underwriting Platform #AiUP. Join our tech talk on Oct 26 '23, at 10 AM ET, to discover how #AiUP is revolutionizing underwriting with industry experts. Register now: ai.quantiphi.com/tech-talk-tran…