Monoclonal Antibodies: A Reduction in Hospital Admissions in COVID-19 Therapy Northern Light Health
Northern Light Health began sporadically giving its first doses of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) as a treatment for COVID-19. Teams went through major transitions to create a system-wide approach that included utilization of algorithms to proactively identify high-risk patients, creation of workflo...
Reducing Medication Errors by Revamping mCDS Alerting: The Goldilocks Principle
Northern Light Health began a new initiative to enhance patient safety by reducing the degree of alert fatigue, with the expectation that removal of nuisance alerting would positively impact not just the provider EHR experience, but also reduce the overall incidence of medication errors systemwid...
Comprehensive and Standardized Cardiovascular Care Leads to Decreased Readmissions
On June 15, 2020, Northern Light Health went live with a 30-day readmission prevention risk predictor. The predictor assists the care team in identifying patients who are at risk for readmission and to mitigate those risks through coordinated discharge and transition planning. The solution integr...
2023 Asia-Pacific Health CIO Report
The 2023 APAC Health CIO Report features insights and takeaways from the 2023 HIMSS APAC Health CIO Workshop held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 September 2023.
Innovation and Partnership: COVID-19 Exposure Notifications in Washington State
Washington State Department of Health has been recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Public Health Davies Award recipient.
Digital Excellence in Healthcare: APAC Case Studies Volume Five
Volume 5 of Digital Excellence in Healthcare: APAC Case Studies reveals a bright future for Asia-Pacific’s healthcare scene. Healthcare providers in the region continue to make strides in digitalisation, achieving significant digital health milestones in the process.
Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Data Standardization
Revolutionize healthcare with data standardization for precise, efficient, and trusted outcomes. Unlock the potential for transformative improvements and unparalleled patient care.
Advancing Medical Device Cybersecurity Beyond Compliance: Managing Risk with Governance
Regulatory compliance is an intuitive standard for evaluating a health system's cybersecurity preparedness. While following laws and regulations is crucial, it is not enough to drive a robust medical device cybersecurity program. Managing the unique technological features, clinical functions and...
The Growing Importance of Data Analytics in Health Informatics
There is now tremendous potential for analytics approaches like machine learning and artificial intelligence to help make sense of multifaceted health data. Health informatics, a multidisciplinary field that combines healthcare, information technology, and business, has experienced significant tr...
Succession Planning for the Healthcare Information Professional
To ensure effective and efficient management of healthcare information technology, professionals must comprehensively understand the importance of succession planning and then develop and implement a plan tailored to the organization and its resources.
HIMSS Champions the ANCC NI-BC Certified Informatics Nurses Designation Change
HIMSS partners with ANI, ANA, and ANCC for RN-BC to NI-BC transformation in Q4 2023, marking a significant milestone in global nursing informatics certification."
HTI-1 Final Rule: Five Key Resources for Understanding New Standards, Specifications, Certifications
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Final Rule on December 13, 2023.