The Health Impact of Unique Identifiers for Nursing Documentation
With unique identifiers for nursing documentation, we have the opportunity to capture not only what happens during a patient-provider interaction, but also measure the impact of nurses in improving individual and population health outcomes.
How the Smart City Movement and IT Are Transforming Health
The smart city movement is driven by the demands of an evolving digital ecosystem and governmental systems across the globe are reaching for IT to modernize systems while simultaneously improving the quality of life for citizens.
Communication and Collaboration: Key to Advancing Innovation Policy
How we approach innovation policy is key to the future of health globally.
COVID-19 and the Digital Health Policy Impact
While nations have diverse health policy environments and responses to COVID-19, one commonality is an expanded appreciation for and reliance on digital health.
COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action Report
Five global policy strategies for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic—and future public health emergencies—to further transform our global healthcare system.
Extending Connected Care Policies: Applying Lessons from COVID-19
A presentation on how lessons from COVID-19 are impacting connected care policies, in the U.S. and globally, from our Government Relations team.
COVID-19 Policy Recommendations: Maximizing the Role of Digital Health in Vaccine Distribution
The HIMSS community offers recommendations focused on two areas: immediate actions and longer-term plans on how to maximize the role of digital health in vaccine distribution and administration.
Ensuring Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Meet the Needs of Current and Future Crises
The HIMSS COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action’s Strategic Action 3: Ensure That Privacy Security and Cybersecurity Protocols Meet the Needs of Current or Pending Crises highlights the multifaceted reality of data privacy and information security.
Building a Foundation of Interoperable Platforms to Facilitate Broad-Based Data Sharing
The HIMSS COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action’s Strategic Action 2: Build a Foundation of Interoperable Platforms To Facilitate Broad-Based Data Exchange highlights the need for policy that promotes data sharing and interoperability within healthcare.
APAC Value-Based Care Government Roundtable Report
How Asia-Pacific countries are meeting the challenge of value-based care: Five key takeaways from a HIMSS APAC virtual government roundtable.
Digital Health Passports: Key Considerations for Interoperability and Data Exchange
The HIMSS Interoperability & HIE Committee authored a white paper on the highly relevant and current topic of digital health passports, looking at vaccine passports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The HIMSS Public Policy Principles
The HIMSS Public Policy Principles serve as guidance for policy development and analysis across all health domains in support of our foundational goals.