Nurses Month 2024 Industry Perspective – Nurse Innovation Digitizing Healthcare’s Future
This nurse’s month, we’ve engaged with three healthcare technology industry nurse thought leaders to provide invaluable insights and share their perspectives on the essential needs of nurse innovation and digital health technology in 2024.
HIMSS Government Relations And Informatics Impact Report
Get ready to dive into an exhilarating journey through the accomplishments, impact, and challenges of the HIMSS government relations and informatics team throughout Fiscal Year 2023!
With a focus on three core priorities — member engagement and enrichment, member-driven content develo...
Liberate the Data to Improve Patient Access
Patient access has been a hot topic for decades – long before digital front doors, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) standards, interoperability, and post-pandemic provider burnout.
Navigating COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond in the Digital Era: Agile Healthcare Paradigm
The application of agile methodologies demonstrates its functionality in navigating PHEIC during COVID-19 regarding preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Let us explore the impact of adopting agile practices on health outcomes and performance at the working group and organizational levels...
Future Value Creation in MedTech
The article will provide actionable best-practice advice about the four key aspects required for successfully providing future value in MedTech (connectivity, data integration, solution and outcome focus, user- and patient centric design).
HIMSS Changemaker Offers 6 Leadership Strategies for CMIOs
During the pandemic, my organization embodied the spirit of rapid change as we never had before. Ozarks Healthcare became one of the first hospitals in the region to administer monoclonal antibodies to COVID-19 patients, and to have them built directly into our EHR order sets.
Reshaping the Healthcare Industry with AI-driven Deep Learning Model in Medical Coding
By leveraging AI, healthcare organizations mitigate coding errors, streamline administrative processes, and optimize revenue management amidst labour shortages and rising healthcare costs. Adopting AI-driven solutions offer healthcare organizations a promising path to sustainability and efficienc...
How Southern Ohio Medical Center Lowered Hospital-Acquired C. Difficile Rates by 30%
All healthcare organizations want to provide the best care possible for their patients, which makes engaging in quality improvement projects so essential. Our goal when working with our customers is to ensure all care teams have the tools they need for clinical decision-making and analysis so the...
Earning Clinician Buy-In One Use Case at a Time
Launching an ambitious IT project can be both exciting and terrifying. It doesn’t matter how much you believe in the solution. Success will largely depend on the buy-in of those who will be using it — and when medical providers are at the heart of that project, the stakes are even higher.
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Navigating Change and Innovation in Healthcare IT: The Transformative Role of the Workforce
Change management methodologies can help organizations and departments facilitate the transition between the old and the new. Effective communication and stakeholder engagement are two critical factors to consider.
Driving a New and Improved Patient Experience with Data and AI
The use of data and AI are driving a lot of discussion these days and transforming the way that the healthcare industry can enhance operations, especially the patient experience. While there is some skepticism about applications of modern technology, the good news is that AI can make big differen...
HIMSS Annual IPPS Response for Public Health Data Modernization
On behalf of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), we are pleased to provide public comments on CMS 1808-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Lon...