Immediate State and Local Strategies for a Public Health Emergency
There are many short- and long-term policy and funding mechanisms that state and local jurisdictions in the U.S. can leverage to scale-up their efforts using health IT to combat a public health emergency like COVID-19.
Six Ways to Unleash the Potential of Telehealth
Explore six ways to expand the potential of telehealth, with insights on barriers, benefits and best practices.
Ignited by COVID-19: How Nursing Informatics is Revitalizing the Healthcare Ecosystem During a Pandemic Webinar
As the healthcare landscape continuously wavers during the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals are tasked with new challenges during these unprecedented times. Nurse leaders from across the nation share their experiences and insights on how nurse informaticists are revitalizing the healt...
Providing Telehealth Visits to Underserved Communities Case Study
With a change in the reimbursement model, Unity Health Care went from almost no telehealth visits to over 800 visits daily within a space of 30 days.
Shifting Toward Preventive Medicine with Health Information and Technology
Historically, healthcare has generally looked at the people they serve as patients. However, these models are evolving quickly as we move to value-based reimbursement with a focus on preventive medicine, shares our digital influencer.
Patient Empowerment eBook
This issue of HIMSS Insights eBook discusses how to achieve patient empowerment, the industry will need to redesign care.
Physicians, Telehealth and COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities Webinar
During this open table conversation, members of the HIMSS Physician Committee discussed the challenges physicians face on the frontline of the COVID-19 response and provided insight on telehealth best practices and lessons learned.
Lessons Learned from the Health Journey of a Cancer Survivor and Caregiver
Our digital influencer shares her personal health journey as a cancer survivor and caregiver and the lessons she’s learned along the way that are particularly applicable in times like these.
Health Inequity in the Time of a Pandemic
The current public health crisis has exacerbated and amplified health inequity, or the systematic differences, regarding the access individuals have to achieve optimal health, leading to unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes.
Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency Response Letter
Feedback to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in an effort to better position the U.S. to address COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, and prepare for future actions.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Letter
HIMSS shares thoughts and recommendations address the NPRM: Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the IQR Program.
Increasing Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Bridges Health Equity Gaps
By increasing access to COVID-19 community-based testing, we can help slow the spread of the virus in at-risk populations and provide valuable demographic data to help improve health equity in the long term.