Health Informatics
Discover key insights about global health informatics, the related competencies and how these can be applied in the workforce.
Global Health Equity Week
Since 2006, U.S. National Health IT Week has brought together stakeholders in Washington, DC and across the country to demonstrate the power of information and technology to transform health. Today, HIMSS is pleased to use the power of this partner-driven platform to launch Global Health Equity W...
Global Health Equity Week Schedule
Explore the potential of health information and technology to transform health and support the elimination of health disparities with these events during Global Health Equity Week.
Global Health Equity Week Partners
There’s no better time for the HIMSS community to come together and raise awareness of the many ways information and technology can support healthy communities and improve health and wellness for all. Thank you to our partners for their support.
Social Determinants of Health
Discover more about the social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age—and their broad impact on health, health equity and overall well-being in this guide.
Certification
Demonstrate your expertise and experience as a health information and technology professional with HIMSS certifications.
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."
21st Century Cures Act—A Summary
Our guest writer shares a summary of the 21st Century Cures Act and how it affects health IT.
EU*US eHealth Works to Improve Global Workforce Development White Paper
The EU*US eHealth Work Consortium white paper discusses the ways in which the EU*US eHealth Work Project will work to measure, inform, educate and advance development of a skilled eHealth workforce globally.
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.
Medication Process Compliance in Pediatric Inpatients – Time to the First
For most medical conditions, reducing the time between intent to treat and actual treatment is beneficial. The goal of this study was to determine the current state of the medication process at a university-affiliated children’s hospital. [Haresh L. Bhatia, Neal R. Patel, Catherine H. Ivory, Ph...