Removing Patient Transport Barriers with Innovative Partnerships
A look into how a health system developed a patient transport program to improve health outcomes by partnering with other organizations.
Implementing Protocols that Save Lives
The story of how one healthcare professional became enamored with using data for research and care improvements.
Overcoming Obstacles to Social Determinants of Health
There are many obstacles keeping us from integrating the social determinants of health into healthcare. But where do we start with addressing them? Our team outlines the top priority.
The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Shifting: Here’s How
Roles are shifting in the healthcare system, uprooting the traditional doctor-patient relationship. Explore perspectives about how doctors and patients have the opportunity to build collaborative partnerships.
Guest Editorial: Dinosaurs, Data and Lists
The incredibly positive outcome of the explosion of informatics is data. Data allow clinicians to make best practice decisions in an evidence-based environment. Data escalates the ability to deliver excellent patient care and drive process improvement. Data can help nurses bec...
What’s Next for Health: Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem
As we look toward a brighter future for the global health ecosystem, Hal Wolf, HIMSS President & CEO, was asked to answer three questions around how HIMSS is driving what’s next for health. Read what he had to say.
The Four Observed Ps of Health Influencers
The healthcare community has a wealth of health influencers, but those who have an exceptional reputation in the digital space excel by living in the nexus of four areas.
What’s Next for Health: Searching for Resilient Changemakers
The HIMSS core set of values: curiosity, belonging, integrity, tenacity and simplicity, enable us to create a better future and to fulfill our mission. Janella Kaczanko, vice president of human resources, recently discussed the search for future changemakers and the power of the core values.
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Our Top 10 Most Read Resources from the Past Year
As we start 2021, we wanted to revisit our top 10 most read resources from the past year, both to reflect back on the challenges of the past year and to use the lessons learned as a guide for the new year.
Engaging with Academic Medical Centers for Digital Innovation
Our guest writer outlines the major stakeholders within an academic medical center to help digital health companies navigate the process of engaging for digital innovation.
From Disruptive Innovation to Disruptive Processes: What’s Ahead in Healthcare
We asked our members what they anticipate to be the biggest disruptor ahead for healthcare—the conversation around disruptive innovations mentioned several technologies, but it also focused on change elements that are not strictly technologies.
Prioritizing Patient Safety Success Stories
Here’s four different examples of health systems innovating for improvements in patient safety.