Immediate State and Local Strategies for a Public Health Emergency
There are many short- and long-term policy and funding mechanisms that state and local jurisdictions in the U.S. can leverage to scale-up their efforts using health IT to combat a public health emergency like COVID-19.
Six Ways to Unleash the Potential of Telehealth
Explore six ways to expand the potential of telehealth, with insights on barriers, benefits and best practices.
AI in Healthcare: How It’s Changing the Industry
Healthcare has always involved the intersection of human judgement and scientific data. And AI in healthcare is bringing the two elements closer than ever. From big data to policy, here are seven ways artificial intelligence is significantly changing healthcare.
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain with Blockchain: Drug Tracking, Tracing and Verification at the Last Mile
Under the U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act, pharmaceutical supply chain will need to trace prescription drugs as they're distributed. One study shares how blockchain can save costs and enhance data security to help ensure medications reach the patients who need them.
Improving Outcomes with Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Outcomes research combined with health economics provides data and insights to help inform and guide healthcare-related decision-making, focused on providing the best outcomes for the most people.
Healthcare Regulation: Opportunity and Inhibitor for Data Sharing
Our digital influencer shares how healthcare regulations, such as HIPAA, present fewer barriers to data sharing than commonly thought.
A Pandemic Put a Spotlight on the Need to Change Healthcare: It’s On Us to Fix It
The healthcare system’s shortcomings aren’t confined to the COVID-19 pandemic—maladies like physician burnout, sky-high costs and imperfect technology will remain. These longstanding problems will continue to hurt us all unless we change healthcare as we know it.
Shifting Toward Preventive Medicine with Health Information and Technology
Historically, healthcare has generally looked at the people they serve as patients. However, these models are evolving quickly as we move to value-based reimbursement with a focus on preventive medicine, shares our digital influencer.
A New Patient Journey Imperative: COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Digital Health
Amid COVID-19, HIMSS Digital Influencers address key imperatives to improve and democratize the patient journey with digital health tools, services and policy.
How to Effectively Sustain the Remote Management of Health IT Staff
Learn three important long-term considerations for remote management in health IT.
Pharma Must Embrace New Care Models
With its scientific and research facilities and resources, the pharma industry is one of the critical pillars of modern healthcare. However, its role lags behind its potential opportunities as it is still bound to traditions dating back to the 19th century—namely a focus on drug manufacturing.<...>
How Longevity Will Boost the Silver Economy
For the first time in history, people aged 65 and over outnumbered children younger than five globally, making seniors a growing market for products and services in this silver economy.