Building a Foundation of Interoperable Platforms to Facilitate Broad-Based Data Sharing
The HIMSS COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action’s Strategic Action 2: Build a Foundation of Interoperable Platforms To Facilitate Broad-Based Data Exchange highlights the need for policy that promotes data sharing and interoperability within healthcare.
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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Using Current Challenges to Drive Healthcare’s Future
We asked HIMSS Global Health Conference collaborators for their thoughts on healthcare challenges today. Here’s what they had to say.
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.
Improving Immunization Data Quality
Providers may know the immunization rates for their patients, but they may not know how many immunization records actually make it to the IIS. What you should know that you might not.
Writing an Effective Patient Note with Documentation Guidelines
A patient note within an EHR is the primary communication tool to other clinicians treating the patient, and a statement of the quality of care. By following some documentation guidelines, you can write a strong and concise note, no matter what EHR you use.
Top Trends for Big Data in Healthcare
There is no denying that data will continue to be an important aspect of healthcare moving forward. Here are some of the top trends we’ve identified for big data in healthcare.
Beyond the Pandemic: Telehealth, Virtual Care, and the Road Ahead On-Demand Webinar
Discover how telehealth services were extended at three different organizations, spanning widely disparate care settings across a range of patient populations with this on-demand webinar.
Demystifying AI Panel Discussion On-Demand Webinar
Health informatics experts discuss the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in solving previously unsolvable healthcare problems in this on-demand webinar.
The Future of Nursing Practice Centers Around Equality and Informatics
Nurses are a key force driving change in the healthcare industry today with the future of nursing practice centering around the scope of practice, compensation, education/training, technology, informatics and nurses’ well-being.
Key Insights on the State of Healthcare
HIMSS spoke to its Trust partners at Accenture, The Chartis Group and ZS about some of the State of Healthcare Report’s more significant findings related to digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and financial health.
Collaboration Creates Better Interoperability for Health Data Sharing
Success stories and lessons learned by the healthcare community as we work toward health data interoperability.