21st Century Cures Act—A Summary
Our guest writer shares a summary of the 21st Century Cures Act and how it affects health IT.
HIMSS Population Health Management and Capabilities Model
Interact with a new HIMSS population health management model that identifies population health domains and capabilities, and maps nearly 500 functions to Value-Based Care (VBC) payment models to help bring clarity to your population health efforts.
Meaningful Use Overhaul Shifts Focus to Interoperability
Read key takeaways on the proposal and learn what the future health information and technology landscape might look like.
21st Century Cures: Key Interoperability Provisions
Learn about 21st Century Cures provisions to drive interoperability and HIMSS's work to support these efforts.
Interoperability Standards Advisory
Learn about the ONC's Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) and HIMSS's work to support these efforts.
Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework
Learn about the Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework and HIMSS's work to support these efforts.
Looking Forward: 2019 Predictions for State Health IT Policy
At a HIMSS Chapter Advocacy roundtable, members offered their suggestions on critical areas of focus on the digital health horizon in 2019.
Policy Needs for Effective Artificial Intelligence Innovation, Regulation and Adoption
Our guest bloggers share why Silicon Valley’s ethos of “move fast and break things” won't work for integrating AI into healthcare.
Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care
Powell, K. & Alexander, G. (Summer, 2019). Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
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 to Move the Needle on Vaccines for Children
Standards and resources are some of the biggest challenges hindering the transfer of information on vaccines for children. A pediatrician and health IT advocate outlines both the struggles and the solutions needed to tackle this public health challenge.
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.