Guiding Principles for Better Data Interoperability in Healthcare
Our guest writer shares five principles for data interoperability that create huge advantages for all healthcare stakeholders—clinical as well as nonclinical.
Sharing Data Across the Care Continuum: Perspectives from Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Case Studies
Read the experiences of three long-term care and post-acute care groups as they call attention to several important realities impacting data exchange that affect continuity of services and treatment during transitions of care.
Patient Data Sharing: Lessons Learned and Opportunities Ahead
The pandemic has emphasized the need for patient data to be easily shared and has revealed gaps in the way data is recorded, aggregated, normalized and interpreted—again becoming more clear as we determine how, when and to whom the COVID-19 vaccines will be administered.
Readmission Rate Risk Predictor Case Study
Learn how a Davies Award recipient lowered its unplanned readmission rate from around 4% to ~3% by utilizing a near real-time readmission predictive score.
Health Data Privacy Policy Compliance Challenges in the U.S. Infographic
This infographic demonstrates HIPAA’s scope and how health data privacy laws will need to evolve as the needs of patients shape new ways of delivering healthcare and technology progresses.
On the Horizon: Nursing Informatics Value During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Learn how nurse informaticists assisted in the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine in a multitude of care settings and ways they have elevated the success of the vaccine rollout in this on-demand webinar.
The Imperative of Immunization Interoperability and Information Sharing
Our senior director of informatics shares that to achieve effective immunization interoperability and information sharing for better health outcomes, we need to break down silos and invest in public health infrastructure.
Cybersecurity-Career Trends and Opportunities
Learn more about the exciting career opportunities in cyber security
Types of Nurse Informaticists Infographic
As technology advances, we continue to rely on many types of nurse informaticists to bridge the gap between IT departments and clinical care. Learn about five key roles in the field in this infographic.
The Power of the PDMP for Clinical Decision-Making
While the U.S.’s implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) for opioid tracking should be a valuable asset for clinicians, our guest writer shares that PDMP data is often underutilized when it comes to clinical decision-making and how we can work to change that.
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State of Healthcare Report: Uncovering Healthcare Barriers and Opportunities
In this State of Healthcare Report, HIMSS and its Trust partners—Accenture, The Chartis Group and ZS—uncover healthcare barriers and offer key takeaways on current trends, opportunities and insights to drive real progress.
The Challenges and Successes of Applying AI to Help Veterans
We spoke with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Artificial Intelligence Institute to learn more about their process of applying AI to their organization and its benefits.