Posts by J P Systems, Inc.
The Importance of Immunization Reporting
Vaccination records (sometimes called immunization records) provide a history of all the vaccines a patient has received. These records are important as they may be required for jobs, travel, or school. Immunization records are compiled by a patient’s medical providers consolidating their vaccinations and reporting them to Immunization Information Systems (IIS). IIS’s are usually run…
Read MoreSkunks Must Stay Out on the Porch!
By Jackie Mulrooney,President J P Systems, Inc.On my farm in Virginia, we have some rules. My dog can come inside the house. Foster dogs can come inside. But skunks may not come in the house. We do not have enough tomato juice for that. Skunks must stay outside on the porch. It is better to…
Read MoreNew Use Cases for Direct Secure Messaging
Overview of Direct Secure MessagingDirect Secure Messaging (DSM), also known as Direct Exchange or Direct, is a method to securely exchange patient records between healthcare organizations through a Health Internet Service Provider (HISP). DSM uses digital certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to encrypt messages, ensuring only intended recipients may access the contents of a…
Read MoreLeadership: Cruise Ship or Sinking Ship?
By Jackie Mulrooney, President J P Systems, Inc.Are you a born leader? Maybe you have a picture in your head of a successful leader. They are smart, confident, and self assured. They always know what to do next and make wise decisions. They point out the way to go and everyone rushes after them. Well…
Read MoreLaboratory Data Aggregation
By Pamela Noble MSHI MLS (ASCP) CM Laboratory data is an increasingly valuable tool in healthcare as organizations move towards the integration of data in health care information systems. A major challenge to this is in automating the aggregation of data from different sources. The core problem is that the code sets used in the…
Read MoreCups, Pitchers, Fountains and Firehoses
By Jackie Mulrooney, President J P Systems, Inc.If you aspire to be a leader, there are things you need to know and things you need to learn how to do. Leaders help others to get organized, supplied and ready to accomplish their mission. They learn how to serve others and keep it simple. But most…
Read MoreHIMSS 2022: Today’s Big Topics in Healthcare
Today’s big topics in the HIMSS 2022 agenda include patient safety, patient education, the patient experience, burdens on clinicians, public health, wearables and emerging technologies. Since these are going to be discussion points at this year’s conference, the JPSys social media team decided to ask one of our Clinical Informatics Specialists to weigh in on the conversation.…
Read MoreHIMSS 2022: The Importance of Standards-Based Data Exchange
This year’s HIMSS conference will feature a number of sessions on data standardization and health information exchange. Before you go to HIMSS, we want to help you better understand what standards-based data exchange looks like and why it’s important for healthcare. It might give you some incentive to attend a session or two. We all agree that…
Read MoreDiversity and Staff Communications in the Healthcare Ecosystem
Our JPSys Social Media Team interviews our new employees Yaasmeen Daud and Nef Njonjo to get their perspectives on diversity in the clinical care world vs. the Health Informatics world. Q1: Is there diversity in Healthcare working at JPSYS in Health Informatics? Yaasmeen: Health informatics is a growing field within healthcare and is a realm…
Read MoreThe View from Above the Glass Ceiling
J P Systems interviews its owner and President Jackie Mulrooney, who most would decidedly say has shattered the glass ceiling. With over 84 million in contracts awards and 38 years at the helm of J P Systems, growing her Healthcare IT consulting firm has taught her a few things about smashing glass ceilings. The glass…
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