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.
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...
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.
HIMSS Director Lee Kim Recognized for Work with Department of Homeland Security
Lee Kim, HIMSS director of Thought Advisory, has been appointed as team lead for the Protecting Sensitive Information and Intellectual Property team for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Analytic Exchange Program.
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021: HIMSS Endorses Comprehensive Legislative Package
HIMSS is proud to join 190 other organizations to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
HIMSS Urges Biden Administration to Maximize Health Information and Technology in COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
On Feb. 16, HIMSS and 11 co-signing organizations submitted a letter thanking the Biden Administration for its COVID-19 related efforts thus far and offering recommendations on how to improve national COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration by maximizing the use of information and t...
American Rescue Plan Passes House, Providing Additional Funding for CDC’s Data Modernization Initiative
The House of Representatives has passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that, among other things, provides critical resources and makes investments in a number of public health efforts.
American Rescue Plan: Critical Points for Healthcare and Health IT
While the majority of the American Rescue Plan was directed at helping the American public deal with the financial hardships worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, this bill secured critical funding for various new healthcare and public health programs, the CDC’s Data Modernization Initiative and c...
HIMSS Congratulates New Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
HIMSS congratulates Xavier Becerra on his confirmation as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Take Action to Support a National Patient Identification Strategy on Patient ID Day
As a founding member of the Patient ID Now Coalition, HIMSS invites the healthcare community to participate in Patient ID Day on March 24, 2021, by voicing support for a national patient identification strategy.