HIMSS Co-Leads Letter to Congress Urging Permanent Comprehensive Telehealth Reform
More than 360 organizations have signed a letter co-led by HIMSS urging Congressional leadership to chart a path forward for comprehensive, permanent telehealth reform.
Congress Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Package for FY22 that Includes Key Health IT Provisions
On Tuesday, March 15, President Biden signed the $1.5 trillion FY22 spending bill to fund the federal government at increased levels through Sept. 30, 2022. After reaching a deal on a framework for FY22 funding in February, the House and Senate had to overcome many hurdles to pass the omnibus bil...
HIMSS Celebrates National Nurses Month 2022
In honor of National Nurses Month, HIMSS is celebrating the quality care and advocacy nurses provide to positively influence the health of all individuals.
HIMSS Delivers Cybersecurity Practice Comments to HHS Office for Civil Rights
HIMSS has provided written comments to The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act around cybersecurity practices.
HIMSS Submits Comments on CMS Policies Related to Digital Quality Measures and TEFCA
On June 17, HIMSS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Regulation on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), focused on the thoughtful transition to digital quality measures (dQMs) as well as how the agency...
Multimillion Dollar Grants Awarded to Dr. Anne Snowdon, HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer
Anne Snowdon, Chief Scientific Research Officer at HIMSS, was recently awarded a total of $3.9 million CAD in grants to research Canada’s healthcare supply chain to improve health system capacity to manage COVID-19 and respond to future pandemics.
HIMSS Joins Others in Urging SEC to Allow More Time for Industry Input on Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
HIMSS joined more than 30 other organizations, across various industry sectors, to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect further industry input on its proposed rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Indecent Disclosure.
Key HIMSS Priorities Included in House Appropriations Committee FY23 Labor-HHS Bill
Several policy priorities for the health IT community were included within the FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill, which was brought before the full House Appropriations Committee for a mark-up on June 30.
HIMSS Brings Interoperability Showcase™ to 2022 NACCHO 360 Conference
HIMSS has partnered with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to bring the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase™ to the NACCHO 360 conference taking place July 19-21, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Calling on Experts to Speak at HIMSS 2022 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum
A Call for Speakers for the HIMSS 2022 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum is open from now until July 29.
Healthcare and cybersecurity experts who would like to present at the Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum are invited to a Marriott hotel in Boston on December 5 to share their strategies an...
2022 Future of Healthcare Report Shows Trend Toward Digital Care; Young Patients are Quick to Adopt
A transition toward digital and personalized care is well underway even as adoption rates vary, according to the 2022 Future of Healthcare Report by HIMSS and its Trust Partners – Accenture, The Chartis Group and ZS Associates.
Thought Leaders Invited to Submit and Review Proposals for HIMSS23 Events
HIMSS has officially opened the calls for proposals and reviewers for the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, taking place April 17-21 in Chicago.