HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information and technology. HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology. Learn more.
May 24, 2018
Guest blogger and HIMSS member shares how the abundance of technology in healthcare can lead to a disconnect when working with patients and how CRM systems can knit the digital and personal sides of patient care together.
May 23, 2018
“By leveraging some of the great work that’s being done in healthcare and sharing that with other industries, innovators outside the field can understand what’s happening in the world of healthcare and then build on it, becoming part of the changing healthcare ecosystem.”
May 22, 2018
HIMSS Analytics is proud to recognize Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) for its recent validation as a Stage 7 healthcare system, as tracked by the EMRAM SM
May 25, 2018
The HIMSS state government and federal affairs team is hosting the first of a series of three webinars, Leveraging Health Information and Technology to Mitigate the Opioid Crisis: Policy Landscape and Steps Forward, on Monday, June 4 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT.
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 23, 2018
HIMSS released an educational resource to keep hospital executives up-to-date on national health information exchange developments and interoperability initiatives.
May 23, 2018
Just over a year ago, the WannaCry ransomware attack wreaked havoc on the UK National Health Service (NHS), ultimately disrupting a third of its facilities and causing a rash of canceled appointments and operations. Breaches are always a concern in healthcare, but this incident brought to light its impact in terms of patient care and patient trust.
May 22, 2018
Healthcare organizations face challenges in managing their revenue cycles, reporting a complicated environment in which they typically use more than one solution that appears to be making the task more difficult.
May 25, 2018
The European regulation is much more stringent than HIPAA, and those health systems that handle EU patient data, even in the U.S., must adjust their privacy measures to comply.
May 25, 2018
Achieving Stage 7, the top stage, in the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model is quite a feat. It shows that a healthcare provider organization is playing at the top of its game in health IT.
Children's Mercy Kansas City has achieved HIMSS Stage 7 on the ambulatory side, joining an elite group of just 10.8 percent of health systems. The achievement comes with many benefits.
May 25, 2018
While only about 6,500 patients were impacted by a cyberattack on Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology in March, the provider's transparency in its breach notification is a valuable example for other organizations.
