Immunization Integration Program Executive Committee Selects 2022 Priorities for Improving Immunization Interoperability and Information Sharing
HIMSS Immunization Integration Program (IIP) Executive Committee, comprised of leaders representing clinicians, electronic health record (EHR) developers, immunization information systems (IIS), public health, health information exchanges (HIEs) and other key partners, identified its top prioriti...
HIMSS Releases 2021 Cybersecurity Survey Results
The most significant security incidents experienced by all types of healthcare organizations are typically phishing attacks or ransomware attacks, according to the 2021 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey, sponsored by Carahsoft.
HIMSS and Alliant International University Partner on Healthcare Data Analytics Course
Alliant’s California School of Management and Leadership (CSML) and HIMSS have partnered to launch an Intermediate Healthcare Data Analytics course, offering knowledge and skills to improve healthcare through innovative and essential techniques that enable the delivery of efficient and quality...
Toni Laracuente Joins HIMSS as Senior Vice President, Head of Analytics
HIMSS is proud to announce that Toni Laracuente, RN, BSN, CPHIMS, has joined the organization as Senior Vice President, Head of Analytics.
HHS Issues Briefing for Health Sector Regarding Russia-Ukraine Cyber Conflict
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has issued a Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) analyst note regarding the Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict and potential threats to the U.S health sector.
Health Systems Achieve Landmark Validations, First-Ever to Reach Stage 7 on New EMRAM 22
Jefferson Health has been validated successfully for Stage 7 EMRAM – becoming the first organization in the world to achieve this recognition by meeting the new EMRAM 2022 requirements. Jefferson Health has also been successfully validated at Stage 7 for O-EMRAM.
HIMSS Market Insights Delivers Cutting-Edge, Actionable Information to Healthcare Communities
Market Insights, a HIMSS Solution, offers full-service, end-to-end quantitative and qualitative industry analysis in real time, representing the voices of customers, patients, hospital executives, IT decision makers, payers, clinicians and more.
HIMSS Validates First Stage 7 INFRAM Worldwide for Samsung Medical Center in South Korea
Samsung Medical Center in South Korea (SMC) has become the first healthcare provider in the world to reach the highest stage for the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM).
HIMSS Delivers Cybersecurity Practice Comments to HHS Office for Civil Rights
HIMSS has provided written comments to The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act around cybersecurity practices.
HIMSS Submits Comments on CMS Policies Related to Digital Quality Measures and TEFCA
On June 17, HIMSS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Regulation on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), focused on the thoughtful transition to digital quality measures (dQMs) as well as how the agency...
HIMSS Awards Three Stage 6 Accreditations to Apollo Hospitals
Multinational healthcare group Apollo Hospitals is the first system in Asia Pacific to be awarded three Stage 6 certifications for HIMSS digital maturity models.
HIMSS Joins Others in Urging SEC to Allow More Time for Industry Input on Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
HIMSS joined more than 30 other organizations, across various industry sectors, to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect further industry input on its proposed rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Indecent Disclosure.