Using a "think-aloud" process to aid co-design in development of a medicine information needs assessment tool
This paper describes one part of a multi-stage project aiming to develop a new tool to assist nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to better meet the medicine information needs of consumers.
Targeted Efforts Towards Advancing Adoption of a Unique Nurse Identifier
Proof of concept (POC) pilots demonstrate nursing's powerful impact in clinical practice scenarios. Initial POCs follow advanced practice nurses' journey through education, career changes, advancing education, obtaining certifications, and measuring nursing outcomes to improve practice in all set...
Informatics Nurses Make a Difference
We asked nurse informaticists to share their perspectives on their involvement in new initiatives, how innovation is incorporated into technology solutions, and the ways in which nursing informatics continues to make an impact.
Celebrating Global Health Equity Week
Each year we celebrate Global Health Equity Week, an initiative focused on demonstrating the impact of health information and technology to transform health and eliminate health disparities.
Industry Perspectives: The Economics of Health and Wellness
We asked thought leaders to share their perspectives on the future of the economics of health and wellness.
An evaluation of a Framework for Supporting Ehealth Service Delivery in a Ugandan rural setting
eHealth is an emerging field within the intersection of medical informatics, public health, business, and clinical practices. It can be applied to meet the rising global demand for cost effective and reliable services in the health sector. As a result, eHealth has been put forward on the planning...
Using an Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) to Screen Older Adults for Fall Risk in an Outpatient Primary Care Setting
Older adults face an increased risk for falling and resulting injury due to age-related physiological changes (Sharif et al., 2018). Effective fall risk screening programs in the primary care setting may be a promising approach to reduce the incidence of falls within this population (Siegrist et...
Community Health Center Davies Award Applications
The community health center Davies Award category showcases the evidence-based model practices used by health centers to improve care outcomes in a sustainable manner.
Redesigning Care Models for the Future of Population Health
The HIMSS Physician Committee asked a handful of healthcare leaders questions about the future of population health.
What is Long Term Post-Acute Care?
The LTPAC Sector is so much more than what some of us might have thought in the past. And yes, it is time for all of us to work together because we all have someone that is receiving care in this sector.
Remote Patient Monitoring 101 for LTPAC
In the wake of the pandemic, telehealth quickly became an integral part of care delivery by increasing access to care. This proved to be just as effective as in-person care for many diagnoses, especially with supportive legislation providing waivers and reimbursement changes.
Clinical Data Usability: A Critical Step in the Shift to Value-Based Care
Those organizations that do not have an informed and forward-looking clinical data quality strategy could incur avoidable financial and reputational risk as public reporting of quality, health equity and utilization become more heavily dependent on access to robust, high-quality and usable clinic...