EU*US eHealth Works to Improve Global Workforce Development White Paper
The EU*US eHealth Work Consortium white paper discusses the ways in which the EU*US eHealth Work Project will work to measure, inform, educate and advance development of a skilled eHealth workforce globally.
The Benefits and Barriers to RFID Technology in Healthcare
The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits and barriers of implementing radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in the healthcare sector and to provide recommendations to overcome potential barriers.
Healthcare Trends Forecast for 2019: The Beginning of a Consumer-Driven Reformation
Our white paper features commentary and analysis from leaders across HIMSS, each of whom have a birds-eye view of industry trends and the levers of change.
Nurse-Assessed Optimality of Workload - A Valid Measure for the Adequacy of Nursing Resources?
Evidence-based information management still faces many challenges in nursing. This study investigates the validity of the nursing intensity and staffing system RAFAELA® used in the daily documentation of nursing work in Finland. This study also confirms that hospital mortality, which i...
Digital Health: A Framework for Healthcare Transformation White Paper
This white paper shares a framework for building the digitally enabled health system of the future with a focus on health and wellness and a transformational impact on care delivery and quality.
How Thin Clients Cut Costs and Create More Efficient Healthcare White Paper
Learn how to achieve easier data protection and improve, optimize clinicians’ access to critical apps.
Clinically Integrated Outcomes Strategy for Quality and Safety White Paper
Quality and safety are fundamental goals in all global healthcare systems. HIMSS is proposing a new strategy for addressing patient safety and the growing rates of preventable deaths and injuries from adverse events.
The Importance of Social Determinants of Health in Determining the Right Clinical Interventions White Paper
Our guest writer illustrates how clinician knowledge of a patient’s social determinants of health can allow for earlier, more targeted clinical interventions.
Reimagining Healthcare Innovation to Overcome the Real-World Challenge of Maternal Health White Paper
Our Innovation Committee and collaborators lay out innovative solutions to the global healthcare challenge of improving maternal health.
Removing Data Bias from AI and Machine Learning Tools in Healthcare White Paper
Our members discuss the importance of unlocking the benefits of AI and machine learning in healthcare in a way that combats data bias, rather than exacerbating already present and widespread inequity.
Robotic Process Automation: Changing the Way We Work White Paper
Learn how robotic process automation can help hospitals control rising costs and improve financial stability while maintaining staff levels and providing quality patient care.
Aggregate Immunization Acknowledgment Message Reports Guidance White Paper
To prepare vaccination provider organizations to handle ACK message data, an IIP work group developed this guidance document to improve visibility and access to information from acknowledgment messages.