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.
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.
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.
Digital Patient Engagement: Actionable Communications to Help Patients Navigate Healthcare White Paper
White paper about how healthcare organizations are using digital patient engagement to create new pathways to better health.
Immunization Query Response Workflow Functionalities Catalog
The IIP Multiple Match Query Workgroup in collaboration with the American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Drummond Group developed a catalog of functionalities that both E...
2022 State of Healthcare Report
In this State of Healthcare Report, HIMSS and its Trust partners—Accenture, The Chartis Group and ZS—asked a range of healthcare stakeholders around the world about the shifts, advancements and priorities that are shaping the way care is delivered.
Can High-Reliability Organization Principles Help Transform Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.?
The pandemic highlighted an opportunity for the U.S. healthcare system to become more efficient and effective in delivering care during times of public health crises and beyond.
Building a Mature Medical Device Cybersecurity Program
The cost of cyberattacks, combined with operational disruption to vital medical equipment and patient care, put healthcare facilities’ reputation and, most importantly, patient safety and outcomes at risk.