5th Annual mHealth Summit Convenes 5,000 Global Leaders in Washington, D.C. Around Progress, Barriers and New Drivers for Mobile Health

Nov 25, 2013
World’s Largest Global mHealth Conference and Expo Brings Together Innovators, Developers, Providers, Payers, Business Leaders and Policymakers

Children’s Medical Center Selected as 2013 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award Winner

Nov 20, 2013
Children’s Medical Center, located in Dallas, Texas, is a 2013 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence winner, the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced today.

Turkish Ministry of Health Signs to Kick-start Digital Hospitals Project

Nov 15, 2013
Turkish Ministry of Health and HIMSS Europe organization offering global-scale accreditation for IT use in hospitals have undertaken a 5-year-term collaboration.

Telehealth technologies of the future

Dec 4, 2013

Professor Stanton Newman told the conference that academics need time to explore this relatively new area fully: “It is important to recognize that evidence in healthcare occurs progressively and a careful analysis of research findings, both negative and positive, is crucial so that findings can be built on where appropriate.”

Rural hospitals rule on Leapfrog list

Dec 3, 2013

For the second consecutive year, rural hospitals stood out, with 22 hospitals making the Leapfrog Group’s 2013 Top Hospitals list – a 69 percent increase from last year. Rounding out the list are 55 urban hospitals and 13 children’s hospitals. To qualify for the award, eligible hospitals must also earn an "A" from Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Score, which grades hospitals based on expert analysis of infections, injuries and medical errors.

Data center outages come with whopping $8K per minute price tag

Dec 3, 2013

Cardiac Group Drives Off into the Cloud

Dec 3, 2013
Henry Ford Heart & Vascular Institute is using cloud technology to better access and store the thousands of heart images it produces

Guidance Issued for MU Data Exchange

Nov 27, 2013
CMS has published a tip-sheet to help healthcare organizations ensure they have the correct data elements in three of the Stage 2 meaningful

Healthcare IT News’ Chicago Executive Breakfast Tackles Cloud Security

Nov 25, 2013
A panel of health IT experts discuss how the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has made the cloud more secure for storing personal health information

Dan Paoletti, CEO of the Ohio Health Information Partnership on the Value of HIEs