Big Data in Healthcare: Breaking Through the Noise
The ongoing advent of AI technologies will amplify the value of big data in healthcare, paving the way for a more collaborative, human-centered approach that is helped, not hindered, by new technologies in health and care.
Education Competency Recommendations for Global Health Informatics
What does it take to maintain relevant, up-to-date educational curricula for health informatics students? Leaders of the HIMSS TIGER initiative share how they worked collaboratively to describe and validate a health informatics framework.
Viewpoints on the Future of Healthcare Data
Wondering about the future of healthcare data? A physician and healthcare business consultant shares his insights.
Social Determinants of Health: Can ZIP Codes Influence Health Outcomes?
For health systems to start addressing social determinants of health, they must start to think about how these factors play a critical role in patients' health outcomes.
C-CDA Documents and Why Style Matters
Style rules aren't just about presentation; improved usability of a patient's story can lead to better communication, increased patient safety and decreased burden on the clinician.
How Will Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Transform Clinical Experiences?
The treatment of chronic conditions. The communication of the patient narrative. These are just a couple of the aspects of artificial intelligence in healthcare shining bright with promise.
Interoperability and Putting the Patient at the Center of the Discussion
Our HIMSS Interoperability & HIE Committee member explains how in a patient-centered world, interoperability means patients should have access to their data and can share this data how they see fit.
Transparency in Healthcare Explained in 280 Characters or Less
We asked our members to answer the question: How can we achieve transparency in healthcare? Here's what they had to say—in 280 characters or less.
Informatics Nurses Forge Ahead in Changing World of Healthcare
In honor of Nurses Month, HIMSS members share how informatics nurses today are continuing the legacy of energy, vision and activism—especially in times of challenge—ignited by nursing icons like Florence Nightingale.
What is Nursing Informatics?
You asked, “What is nursing informatics?” And we answered. Explore the profession and how it is a driving force behind improved outcomes for patients and enhanced workflows for healthcare staff.
Humanity and the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Our guest writer shares two fundamental ways we can use patient care technology—and specifically the benefits of artificial intelligence as a tool—to return some humanity to healthcare.
Precision Medicine: The Promise and the Challenges
Precision medicine, shares our guest blogger, is seeking to make health maintenance, disease prevention, diagnoses and treatment solutions more precisely selectable for each individual.