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May 21, 2018
For a System of Care to function well, emergency medical services (EMS) must respond, diagnose and transport a patient within minutes. Ultimately, these decisions and the care EMS provides significantly impact the patient’s outcome.
May 18, 2018
Book of the Year author shares her perspectives on the current direction of health IT and how to be a leader in the profession.
May 18, 2018
Guest blogger Meditech says electronic health record system providers can and must do better, and are working to put the provider in the driver's seat.
May 14, 2018
HIMSS is excited to announce the appointment of two new executive team members.
May 11, 2018
The three Pennsylvania HIMSS chapters are working together to develop advocacy efforts focused on telehealth, the opioid crisis, veteran suicide and workforce development.
May 08, 2018
HIMSS Executive Vice President Carla Smith was recognized as a health IT thought leader by Health Data Management, along with 30 members of HIMSS.
May 17, 2018
In accounts receivable, cash has always been king. Now so is data.
May 17, 2018
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society appointed two executive members to its international team, the professional society announced May 1.
May 16, 2018
Most hospitals use their EHR system and at least one other vendor solution for revenue cycle management, but using multiple solutions led to claim denials issues.
May 21, 2018
Southcoast Health shows how video-based interpretation is improving patient engagement and experience, and allaying the fears of patients with limited English proficiency.
May 21, 2018
On a call with investors, Burke praised the EHR pilot at the Defense Department and suggested those negative media reports may have involved a competitor.
May 21, 2018
Denise Olivares explains that women tend to be good at piecing together various data sets, as she does in working with healthcare payers to identify risk within a patient population.
