HIMSS RSS Feeds

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds offer another way to get HIMSS content. Subscribe to our feeds to get the latest news, announcements and multimedia - delivered directly to your favorite feed reader and updated regularly.

• HIMSS News Items
  Subscribe to our RSS feed and get the latest news, announcements, content updates, interviews and more delivered right to you.

Don't need all of the HIMSS news? Subscribe to a subset of HIMSS news and only get the information that you need.

• Healthcare Reform Update RSS Feed
  Get weekly summarys detailing the latest healthcare reform developments on Capital Hill, the Economic Stimulus Package and ARRA.
• Clinical Informatics RSS Feed
  Relevant news and information for those interested in Clinical Informatics, Nursing Informatics and Pharmacy Informatics.
• Ambulatory IS RSS Feed
  Provides the latest information on the Health Information Technology and Electronic Medical Record's for medical practices, clinics and Community Health Centers.

Other HIMSS feeds that you might be interested in

• Physician Community Podcast
  Focuses on issues of interest to physicians involved in healthcare IT and management systems in hospital and health system settings.
• Government Health RSS Feed
  The definitive source for news and information on how government is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare
  

Frequently asked questions about RSS

What is RSS?
The acronym "RSS" stands for "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary". An RSS feed or news feed is an online file, not in hypertext like this page but formatted in XML for a range of devices.

What is a news feed reader?
News feed reader or news aggregator software combines in one place current links from many news sources.

Why use a news feed reader?
Feed readers allow you to quickly follow the topics you choose. Many feed readers are integrated into e-mail programs or Web browsers, or will pop up a new window when a new article is available.

Where can I get an RSS feed reader?
Many Web browsers can display RSS feeds. Free or inexpensive readers are available, and Web sites such as Google and Yahoo! offer RSS features.

Popular RSS Readers:
Google Reader
My Yahoo
NetVibes
My AOL

What is Web syndication?
Syndication on the Web means that a section of a Web site is made available for other sites to use. Readers "subscribe" to the feed simply by pasting the link into a news reader.