My Journey to Attaining Two Professional Certifications, CIPP and CISSP
"I find value in the CIPP and CISSP credentials every day. Throughout my various professional roles in law, information technology, and now in health IT, I have always had to use multiple domains of knowledge."
HIMSS Population Health Management and Capabilities Model
Interact with a new HIMSS population health management model that identifies population health domains and capabilities, and maps nearly 500 functions to Value-Based Care (VBC) payment models to help bring clarity to your population health efforts.
The Importance of Good Governance
Our guest writer shares while often overlooked, governance in a healthcare organization's information and technology can lead to a higher level of trust by patients.
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
HIMSS Certifications: What You Need to Know
In a field experiencing such vast change, it’s important to possess a standard body of knowledge and an up-to-date skill set. HIMSS certifications show you’re well informed and well prepared for what’s ahead in your career.
A Nursing Informatics Research Career in the Making—Personal Reflections and Insights
Georgsson, M. (July, 2018). A nursing informatics research career in the making – personal reflections and insights Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(2).
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic with Information & Innovation
The opioid epidemic didn’t start with just one cause, which means only a multi-faceted approach will work in combating it.
Learning from Tragedy: Why We Need Effective Health IT
A story of how miscommunication and misdiagnosis led to tragedy and an example of why information and technology are so important in healthcare.
Nursing Data Standards: Triangulating the Development of Industry-Level Competencies In Digital Healthcare
Kennedy, M. (Nov, 2018). Nursing Data Standards: Triangulating the Development of Industry-Level Competencies In Digital Healthcare. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Leading Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
Wyatt, L. (Nov. 2018). Leading A Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
How Hospitals Can Leverage IT to Improve Healthcare Business Outcomes
Our guest writer shares how now more than ever, hospitals need to close the gap between IT and the healthcare business, and fully understand how this ties into the patient experience and care continuum.
Physician Burnout from a Provider’s and an Advocate’s Perspective
Two people, whose lives have been personally changed because of physician burnout, share their perspectives on an issue affecting almost half of today’s physicians and heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.