CMS Announces Changes in 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulation
HIMSS worked with the Personal Connected Health Alliance to respond to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulation for Calendar Year 2021.
2021 Acceleration: Meeting the Demand
Tom Leary, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, HIMSS, provides recommendations on how best to meet the need for acceleration.
Nominate Inspiring Senior Executives for HIMSS Changemaker in Health Awards
HIMSS is seeking nominations for the 2021 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Awards.
We Are HIMSS Member Spotlight: Tony Black
At HIMSS, our members are the heart of our organization, made up of more than 100,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations. Tony Black is a member of the HIMSS Professional Certification Board and the TIGER International Task...
HIMSS Congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris
HIMSS congratulates President Joe Biden on being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America and Vice President Kamala Harris as the 49th Vice President of the United State of America.
Digital Health’s Push Into Consumerism
Salesforce Executive Medical Director Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A., discussed consumerism and digital health with HIMSS Senior Vice President of Enterprise Marketing and Communications Terri Sanders during the W2O Digital Health Virtual Summit.
HIMSS European Digital Health Survey 2021: Nordic Countries Lead the Way in Digital Health Under COVID-19
The latest HIMSS Annual European Digital Health Survey surveyed more than 400 professionals in the field of digital health between September and November 2020.
US and UK Data Analysts Convene Virtually to Address Imperatives, Share Best Practices
Public health informaticists, data scientists, epidemiologists and data strategists convened virtually in December 2020 for the second meeting of the US-UK Data Analyst Exchange Program, coordinated by the HIMSS Foundation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Chief Tec...
HIMSS Seeks Research Partners to Accelerate Global Health Insights and Understanding
HIMSS is creating a global research group to produce a transformative report on the current state of health information and technology and the priorities, trends and challenges that will define the path ahead.
HHS Signals Intent to Extend Public Health Emergency Period Through Entirety of 2021
In a letter to US Governors, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Norris Cochran announced HHS’s intention to keep the public health emergency declaration in place throughout 2021, and the department will give states 60 days’ notice before the declaration is terminated or e...
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, for Healthcare and Health IT
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law a nearly $1.4 trillion legislative package containing FY 2021 appropriations, emergency COVID-19 relief legislation and numerous authorizing matters.
Biden White House Issues Regulatory Freeze on Trump Administration Actions
On Jan. 20, 2021, President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff Ronald Klain issued a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies outlining immediate steps they should take to implement a regulatory freeze and review of pending regulatory actions.