Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency Response Letter
Feedback to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in an effort to better position the U.S. to address COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, and prepare for future actions.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Letter
HIMSS shares thoughts and recommendations address the NPRM: Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the IQR Program.
Personal Health Information: Federal Trade Commission Health Breach Notification Rule Regulatory Review Response Letter
This response aims to ensure that individuals’ personally identifiable health data is protected, and that the appropriate actions are taken when a breach of unsecured personal health information occurs.
Personal Health Records, Electronic Health Records Key to India’s National Digital Health Mission Comment Letter
To achieve the key objectives of National Digital Health Mission, the HIMSS India Chapter shares the need to ensure that both electronic health records as well as personal health records are part of the minimum viable architecture.
Adopting Connected Care Policy Waivers Permanently to Develop Resilient Healthcare Systems Report
When COVID-19 subsides, the U.S.’s policy waivers, temporary healthcare standards and policies that have been adopted will require a transition to ensure stability, embed resiliency and develop a modern, value-based, health delivery system with digital health tools.
COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action Report
Five global policy strategies for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic—and future public health emergencies—to further transform our global healthcare system.
COVID-19 Policy Recommendations: Maximizing the Role of Digital Health in Vaccine Distribution
The HIMSS community offers recommendations focused on two areas: immediate actions and longer-term plans on how to maximize the role of digital health in vaccine distribution and administration.
Developing a Digital Tech-Enabled Maternal Health Roundtable Report
A report from the findings of a Developing a Digital Tech-Enabled Maternal Health Action Plan: A Roundtable for State Engagement, hosted by HIMSS and REACH.
APAC Value-Based Care Government Roundtable Report
How Asia-Pacific countries are meeting the challenge of value-based care: Five key takeaways from a HIMSS APAC virtual government roundtable.
The HIMSS Public Policy Principles
The HIMSS Public Policy Principles serve as guidance for policy development and analysis across all health domains in support of our foundational goals.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs: Leveraging Predictive Analytics and EHR Data for Prediction and Early Detection of Sepsis
An industry success story looking at the work of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs.
Laying the foundations for health data-based collaboration in Asia-Pacific
Is there a need to share health data across borders? And if so, is this the right time to take stock of the health data landscape across the Asia-Pacific region, and consider the potential benefits of a common approach to data sharing – a framework in which key dependencies, challenges, opportu...