Senate AI Workgroup Calls for $32 Billion for AI Research in New AI Policy Framework
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the bi-partisan Senate artificial intelligence working group released a legislative framework for artificial intelligence policy on May 15. The plan called for $32 billion in annual spending to stimulate AI research and innovation and a stand-alone federal...
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.
Nominate Innovative Health Leaders for 2025 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Awards
HIMSS members are invited to submit nominations for the 2025 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Awards, which recognizes inspirational and innovative health leaders who rigorously challenge the status quo on their journey to build a brighter health future.
Nurses Month Member Spotlight: Jesus A. Diaz MBA, MSN, RN
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. Jesus A. Diaz MBA, MSN, RN
Office for Civil Rights Announces Final Rule to Protect Reproductive Healthcare Data Privacy
On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized its rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. The rule aims to improve patient data protections around lawful reproductive health care services, thereby encourag...
HIMSS24 Europe Digital Maturity Awards Ceremony Recognizes Exceptional Healthcare Systems
HIMSS recognized multiple healthcare systems for their outstanding achievements in enhancing clinical outcomes with the implementation of HIMSS maturity models during the Digital Maturity Awards Ceremony, which took place on 30 May at the HIMSS24 European Health Conference & Exhibition. ...
Member Spotlight: Danny Lee, MD, FACP Chief Medical Information Officer at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Second-Year HIMSS Physician Committee Member
Dr. Lee has contributed to pieces on physician burden reduction, interprofessional collaboration, and AI while serving on the HIMSS Physician Committee.
Member Spotlight: Reza Ryan Sadeghian, MD, MBA, MSc, CPE, CPHIMSS, CHCIO, CDH-E, CHISL, FAAP, FHIMSS; Principal Healthcare Strategist at MITConn Consulting, Second-Year HIMSS Physician Committee Member
Dr. Sadeghian has contributed to pieces on AI, digital health platforms, and user experience in his year and a half on the HIMSS Physician Committee.
HIMSS Calls for Significant Investment for Public Health Data Modernization in Annual IPPS Response
HIMSS has reiterated its call for significant investment in public health information data modernization and interoperability capability.
HIMSS submitted its call to action through public comments responding to a request for information (RFI) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...
HIMSS Signs Letter Supporting ONC’s Mission to Promote the Adoption of Health IT
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) proposed budget for the U.S. Health and Hyman Services (HHS) included $86 million for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), an increase of $17 million above the FY2024 enacted level.
As Congress...
HIMSS Recommends ONC Ensure True Health Equity by Design
HIMSS has delivered recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for how diverse and underserved communities can be more preemptively engaged in the design, development and validation of health IT tools and systems.
HIMSS Cybersecurity Expert Lee Kim Running for ISC2 Board of Directors
Lee Kim, HIMSS Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, is running for the Board of Directors of ISC2, the world’s leading member association for cybersecurity professionals.