Stroke Care Enhanced Through Bedside Robotics
Riverside Medical Center of Louisiana reached Stage 7 after recognizing the promise of digital health innovations for improved stroke outcomes.
Collaborating to Improve Immunization Data Sharing to Ensure Healthy Communities
Gathering and sharing accurate information on who has or has not been immunized and where the vaccine stockpiles may be located are important components of the public health strategy to overcome disease.
Meet the HIMSS18 Veterans Career Services Scholarship Recipients
The HIMSS Veterans Career Services (VCS) Initiative, sponsored by HIMSS Chapters, welcomes transitioning military veterans into the health information and technology field.
Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability Convenes COVID-19 Listening Sessions
The Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability is working collaboratively with other organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating the deployment of healthcare standards to quickly and efficiently share critical patient information and to meet pressing interoperability need...
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Comment on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
HIMSS and PCHAlliance provided written comments in response to the Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
In Times of Crisis, HIEs are Front and Center
Health information exchange organizations play an essential role in aggregating and disseminating data to give local hospitals, public health officials and providers a better understanding of the virus’ spread and the patients being tested and treated.
HHS OIG Releases Proposed Regulation on Information Blocking Civil Money Penalties
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a Proposed Regulation on Civil Money Penalties related to the information blocking provisions included in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Interoperability Regulation.
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ONC and CMS Announce Enforcement Discretion for Interoperability Regulations to Allow the Community Time to Address COVID-19
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a period for enforcement discretion around implementation of the final interoperability regulations to provide all health system stakeholders with additional tim...
HIMSS Welcomes British Columbia Chapter
HIMSS welcomes the BC Health Information Management Professionals Society as a new chapter in British Columbia, Canada.
Enhancing the Patient and Caregiver Experience
In this Stage 7 success story, see how Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the U.S., improved patient and caregiver experiences with health information and technology.
Blockchain and the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Evolving Societal Need Accelerates Emerging Technologies
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many high-value use cases where distributed ledger technology such as blockchain could address immediate global needs and support an accelerated response.
Navigating a New Normal in Times of Unprecedented Change: Reflections on My Conversation with ONC National Coordinator Donald Rucker, MD
During this time of constant change, HIMSS is working hard to partner with the changemakers to reimagine health and reform the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology.