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Lorraine Fernandes has more than twenty-five years of experience in the healthcare industry, ten at large hospitals as director of medical record/HIM departments. Lorraine is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). As vice president, healthcare industry ambassador at Initiate Systems, Lorraine is responsible for relationships with professional organizations and industry leaders, global healthcare trends and customers.
Recent articles:
Healthcare IT News - Availity Expands Patient Profile
BeyeNetwork - “Age of Interoperability” in Healthcare Requires a Patient-Centric Data Foundation
Government Health IT - Will you Attend the CONNECT Party?
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Posts by Lorraine Fernandes:
- Response: A Universal Identifier Isn’t a Silver Bullet(2)
- 3 Best Practices in Identity Management(1)
- A Birthday Wish: Progress towards Better Care Coordination(0)
- eHealth Adoption Around the World(2)
- Overcoming the Challenges of HIT Data Exchange(2)
- Changing Healthcare: How the Privacy Discussion Must Evolve(2)
- Telescope at HIMSS: HIE Standards in 2020(1)
- Braving Privacy Storms for “The Greater Good”(2)
- Notes from the ONC Tiger Team(0)
- Testifying to the ONC on Matching Patient Records(1)