Learn why connected health is a hot topic of conversation in this blog post from HIMSS connected health subject matter expert, John Sharp.

Understand how HIMSS is supporting Canadian health associations and initiatives around digital health in Canada.

Perfecting the right combination of people, innovative thinking and protocols involved is critical to reducing infant mortality. With more ways to support women before, during and after pregnancy, there is increased potential for improved outcomes and eliminating health disparities. 

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Kaminski, J. (Nov, 2018). #ThinkDigitalHealth – The Message for Nurses. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni

As precision medicine continues to advance and evolve, ensuring the data collection process provides an accurate representation of all races and nationalities will be key to creating insights that are actionable.

While there is still a long way to go before we have the ability to understand how individuals and their genomes interact to cause disease – and therefore use that genomic data to improve health – there is progress, shares our guest blogger.

The Canadians health system has stood for equality and compassion for more than 50 years. It’s also tied to Canadian identity, and is one of the first things mentioned when comparing Canada to other countries.

However, Canada’s health system has fallen behind peer countries in...

This study in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics aimed to learn how and why patients select telehealth and about perceptions of adult patients in an urban setting when telehealth encounters were available.

TEFCA aims to create an ecosystem that allows for free data flow of health information between separate health networks. Our Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force shares how blockchain can help make this possible.

As millennials become caregivers, they’ll have an opportunity to leverage their deep understanding of technology, especially as they start to look for caregiver support tools, but they’ll also need to find a balance.

Our Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force outlines how blockchain can support healthcare data exchange and should be explored as an innovative option for addressing regulatory exchange requirements for interoperability.

How we approach innovation policy is key to the future of health globally.