Black History Month Member Spotlight: Burgess Harrison
HIMSS is celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting HIMSS members who are making a difference for underrepresented minority communities. HIMSS has supported its members in initiatives to remedy racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare like the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, t...
CMS Issues Guidance on AI Use for Determining Medicare Advantage Care
On Feb. 6, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services submitted a notice to Medicare Advantage care plans governing the use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic models in making care determinations for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
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...
OMB issues guidance on Federal Agency use of Artificial Intelligence
As of Dec. 1, 2024, federal agencies will be required to create a governance structure and meet minimum practices in order to deploy and use artificial intelligence (AI) as part of agencies daily work according to an announcement by Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris on March 28.
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.
HIMSS Co-Leads Letter to DEA Urging Timely Action on Proposed Rule to Support Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances
HIMSS co-led a stakeholder letter April 2 urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to expeditiously issue a revised proposed rule on the prescribing of controlled substances through telehealth as soon as possible.
National Volunteer Week Member Spotlight: Kendall Brown
HIMSS is celebrating National Volunteer Week to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers. This week, HIMSS features Kendall Brown, a HIMSS Changemaker Chapter Leader Volunteer Awardee.
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.