Rapid Expansion of Video Visits during an International Pandemic Case Study
This HIMSS Davies Award case study focuses on one health system’s work to rapidly scale the video visits platform to all ambulatory practices and locations, and maintain patient satisfaction with telehealth visits.
Digital Connected Care: Workflows by the Clinician, for the Clinician
Clinicians must guide system developers on how to support specific clinical workflows with digital tools to facilitate improved outcomes for the patient and care team.
Accelerating Cross-Provider Communication
Dr. Sandeep Jain discusses a platform that gives doctors the power to control their time, reduce interruptions to put patient care first.
Accelerating Biosafety Technology Indoors
Eli Harris discusses how COVID-19 prompted the modernization of sanitation practices.
Digital Connected Care: Self-Measured Blood Pressure to Manage Hypertension
Hypertension is a major cause of heart disease, but can be easily controlled; however, over half the cases of hypertension are not adequately monitored.
The Future of Healthcare: Complex Needs Require Patient-Centered Solutions
Healthcare has traditionally involved care of patients with single acute medical conditions and mental disorders. Patients received treatment, got better, and were then discharged. However, this traditional approach is becoming increasingly untenable in the modern world.
Immunization Query Response Workflow Functionalities Catalog
The IIP Multiple Match Query Workgroup in collaboration with the American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Drummond Group developed a catalog of functionalities that both E...
Reimagine Health: Creating space for Nursing Informatics in the Vision
The theme for this year’s HIMSS22 coming up on March 14 – 18 in Orlando, Florida and online is “Reimagine Health”. In an interview done for Healthcare Finance, HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf explained why this theme was selected. “HIMSS looked at what has fundamentally changed," said CEO Hal Wolf....
2022 State of Healthcare Report
In this State of Healthcare Report, HIMSS and its Trust partners—Accenture, The Chartis Group and ZS—asked a range of healthcare stakeholders around the world about the shifts, advancements and priorities that are shaping the way care is delivered.
How One of the Nation’s Largest Hospitals Integrated Prescription Monitoring and Advanced Analytics to Address the Opioid Epidemic and Potentially Save Lives
Yale New Haven Case Study explains the successful integration of a state-of-the-art opioid stewardship solution - which includes the nation’s leading substance use disorder (SUD) solution, advanced analytics, and patient-matching technology.
Bulk Query of Immunization Information System Data
In the fall of 2021, the Immunization Integration Program (IIP) Executive Committee identified bulk query as one of four high-priority topics of focus in 2022.
Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Securing Networks and Preventing Attack
Privacy and security are two of the biggest challenges facing healthcare in the U.S. and around the world. Israel has the most advanced cybersecurity industry and expertise on the planet and has developed approaches and solutions to help keep healthcare safe. Hear how their best practices can be...