HIMSS Physician Committee 2023 Year in Review
It has been a distinct honor and privilege to serve as the chair of the HIMSS Physician Committee this past year. As I reflect on the accomplishments of our committee, I am pleased to share that we have nearly fulfilled all our objectives, with the remaining deliverables expected to be achieved i...
2024 Predictions for Healthcare Cybersecurity
Healthcare cybersecurity professionals should look to the start of 2024 as an opportunity to look at their cybersecurity programs with a fresh perspective.
Intermountain Health Makes History: Receives World’s First Modernized INFRAM Stage 7 Validation for Pioneering Excellence in Outcomes
Intermountain Health, the largest non-profit health system spanning the Intermountain West (with 33 hospitals and 385 ambulatory care centers), has reached an unprecedented milestone. As the first organization worldwide to secure Stage 7 validation on the modernized HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption...
University of California, Davis Health Pioneers Framework for Ethical Health AI and Data Governance
A California-based healthcare provider has produced two data governance standards to reach their goal of evaluating and integrating ethical artificial intelligence models into their clinical operations.
National Volunteer Week Member Spotlight: Howard Rosen
HIMSS is celebrating National Volunteer Week to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers. This week, HIMSS features Howard Rosen, former President of the HIMSS Ontario Chapter.
North Carolina Hospital System Reduces Sepsis Cases Using Predictive Analytics
A North Carolina hospital system is making significant strides in reducing sepsis cases by using predictive analytics to standardize clinical workflows and to create a new Sepsis Watch program. Guided by the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), Duke Health’s Sepsis Watch prog...
Nurses Month Member Spotlight: Olga Kagan, PhD, RN, CIMI, FHIMSS, FAAAAI
May is National Nurses Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible work of nurses. HIMSS is celebrating its members who are on the front lines every day.
Indiana Hospital System’s Predictive Analytics Program Cut Costs and Infections
Parkview Health, an Indiana-based hospital system, improved its patient outcomes and lowered its operational costs by implementing new, predictive algorithms into its electronic health record (EHR) monitoring system. The Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) from HIMSS offered Parkview...
Member Spotlight: Deepti Pandita, MD, FACP, FAMIA
HIMSS is spotlighting members of the Physician Committee. Today, HIMSS features Deepti Pandita, MD, FACP, FAMIA. She is currently a CMIO and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCI Health and the 2024 HIMSS Physician Committee Chair.
Member Spotlight: Roosevelt De Los Santos, MD MBA MS FAAP FACHE FAMIA CHCIO CDH-E
HIMSS is spotlighting members of the Physician Committee. Today, HIMSS features Roosevelt De Los Santos, MD MBA MS FAAP FACHE FAMIA CHCIO CDH-E, a Medical Director in Health Informatics.
Nurses Month Member Spotlight: Taylor Diani, MBA, MSN, RN, Director Clinical Care, Medical Affairs
May is National Nurses Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible work of nurses. HIMSS is celebrating its members who are on the front lines every day.
Nurses Month Member Spotlight: C. J. Garst, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS
May is National Nurses Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible work of nurses. HIMSS is celebrating its members who are on the front lines every day.