Speech Recognition Technology for Increasing Nursing Documentation Efficiency
Speech Recognition Technology (SRT) has increased in prevalence as a solution for providers to improve their documentation efficiency. Because nursing documentation consists primarily of discrete data entry into flowsheets, SRT has not been widely implemented for nurses (Blackley et al., 2019). N...
Enhanced Telemedicine in a Mobile Integrated Health Program to Improve Healthcare Access During COVID-19 Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, primary care and specialist visits declined. During the pandemic, Baltimore City Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) continued with targeted home visits among complex patients to help reduce hospital readmission rates. Many provider offices and specialists were close...
Improving Electronic Patient Portal Use in Groups with Low Utilization at a Family Medicine Practice
Electronic patient portals benefit health outcomes; yet, they are underutilized in certain patient sub-populations including adolescents, adults over age 65, racial/ethnic minorities, and non-English-speaking patients.
Using an Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) to Screen Older Adults for Fall Risk in an Outpatient Primary Care Setting
Older adults face an increased risk for falling and resulting injury due to age-related physiological changes (Sharif et al., 2018). Effective fall risk screening programs in the primary care setting may be a promising approach to reduce the incidence of falls within this population (Siegrist et...
Expanding Pharmacists’ Participation in VBAs: A Look at NCPDP Standards & its VBA Roadmap
View this webinar to learn more about what’s available and what’s needed for pharmacists to collaborate with other providers in VBAs to lower the total cost of care and improve health outcomes.
Bold New Digital Health Technology Inspires Youth Toward a Bold New Future
A look at two cases that illustrate bold uses of technology to improve nutritional health and expand access to surgical care.
COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
Davies Award of Excellence Case Study for "COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery" by Cleveland Clinic.
Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking
Davies Award of Excellence Case Study for "Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking" by Cleveland Clinic.
Community Health Center Davies Award Applications
The community health center Davies Award category showcases the evidence-based model practices used by health centers to improve care outcomes in a sustainable manner.
Redesigning Care Models for the Future of Population Health
The HIMSS Physician Committee asked a handful of healthcare leaders questions about the future of population health.
Industry Perspectives: Public Health Data
The final installment of our Industry Perspective Series focuses on public health data and the trust, or lack thereof, that is necessary for continued innovation in this space.
What is Long Term Post-Acute Care?
The LTPAC Sector is so much more than what some of us might have thought in the past. And yes, it is time for all of us to work together because we all have someone that is receiving care in this sector.