ALSO NOTED: AHIMA offers privacy, security cert; NPI rollout no picnic; and much more...

> The American Health Information Management Association is planning a new certification offering which will offer credentials for vendors in the healthcare privacy and security arena. Article (Modern Healthcare sub. req.)

> Think you can breeze through the National Provider Identifier rollout? Don't be fooled. A consultant explains just how much effort you'll really need to put in. Column

> CCHIT has certified 18 new ambulatory EHRs, bringing the number of certified vendors up to about 25 percent of the companies in the space. Release

> A CEO blogger describes his hospital's core set of admin and clinical applications in detail--and why he thinks they matter. Blog

> Going to HIMSS? Check out the Interoperability Showcase, which simulates a real live RHIO implementation. Article

And Finally… Intel chairman Craig Barrett told reporters last week that he believes EMRs will "immediately modernize" healthcare. Article

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