Social Determinants of Health
Discover more about the social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age—and their broad impact on health, health equity and overall well-being in this guide.
HIMSS Population Health Management and Capabilities Model
Interact with a new HIMSS population health management model that identifies population health domains and capabilities, and maps nearly 500 functions to Value-Based Care (VBC) payment models to help bring clarity to your population health efforts.
The Importance of Good Governance
Our guest writer shares while often overlooked, governance in a healthcare organization's information and technology can lead to a higher level of trust by patients.
Technology’s Vital Role in Healthcare and Society
Our guest writer reflects on the importance of technology in healthcare.
Genomics – Getting the Right Data
Genomics testing can help to determine not only your lineage but what health factors of which to be aware now and as you age. Explore some of the basics of genomics, the roles and impact of these new data, and the implications for precision health.
Medication Process Compliance in Pediatric Inpatients – Time to the First
For most medical conditions, reducing the time between intent to treat and actual treatment is beneficial. The goal of this study was to determine the current state of the medication process at a university-affiliated children’s hospital. [Haresh L. Bhatia, Neal R. Patel, Catherine H. Ivory, Ph...
Examining the Characteristics of Health-Related Gaming Interventions Among Congenital Heart Disease Patients: A Scoping Review
Health related gaming is an alternative medium for the delivery of patient education materials. To date, these types of interventions have been used throughout the healthcare environment, however no extensive review has been conducted to determine the characteristics of these interventions. The a...
Capturing and Evaluating Process Semantics from Front-Line Nurses: A Pilot Study
Tacit clinical knowledge acquired by front-line nurses over many years of practice is notoriously difficult to capture and codify. This study aims to enable front-line nurses to capture their own process domain semantics and constructs ontologies from the semantics and rank semantic similiarity....
Increase Vaccination Rates: Adopt a Common Framework for Digital Immunization Data
"With the HIMSS IIP interface, we’re able to get a more comprehensive amount of data for each and every vaccination."
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
Seamless Exchange of Immunization Data: A Population Health Priority
Health IT plays an important role in streamlining the workflows that enable clinicians to deliver the most up-to-date care, while also helping prevent the spread of disease.
Healthcare Virtual Reality: The Social App
While virtual reality for pain management and training are compelling, our guest writer shares why social virtual reality—especially in this time of social distance—is the most exciting application for healthcare VR.