The Importance of Good Governance
Our guest writer shares while often overlooked, governance in a healthcare organization's information and technology can lead to a higher level of trust by patients.
Making My Mark: Nursing Outside the Bedside Setting
A former inpatient RN shares the story of how she transitioned into nursing informatics and how she is making a difference in the field through nursing IT.
Running With It: My Journey to Becoming a Health IT Influencer #WomenInHIT
"As a woman in health IT who helped usher in the initial waves of digital health innovation, I’ve witnessed an incredible amount of transformative change throughout my career." – Judy Murphy, winner of the HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
Healthcare Innovation: It’s the People
Innovation in healthcare comes down to how you care about, engage, and treat your people – your patients, your employees, your community and yourself. Healthbox's vice president, Justin Gernot, encourages us to forget the promise of new tech for a moment and consider its purpose.
#WomeninHIT Are a Driving Force Behind Blockchain Technology
As ‘blockchain bro’ culture develops, women in tech are banding together to emphasize gender inclusivity in this emerging space.
Smarter Procurement of Interoperable Health IT – A Critical Step Toward Navigating the Healthcare Terrain
“With better procurement practices, supported by the establishment of shared interoperability platform and architecture, healthcare systems can prepare themselves to advance much more rapidly into the person-centric healthcare environment of the future.”
Leading Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
Wyatt, L. (Nov. 2018). Leading A Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
System Implementation Projects in the Time of Big Data Need to Change
Our guest author shares the importance of including scope and activity with a focus on the KPIs during implementation projects to inform and measure quality and financial outcomes.
Healthcare Disruption: Three Takeaways for Addressing the Changing Status Quo
Healthbox shares their insights into how, during this time of healthcare disruption, healthcare systems can self-disrupt to create effective models of care.
How to Create an Innovation Strategy That Sticks
Neil Patel, executive vice president of HIMSS and president of Healthbox, walks through what it takes to drive a successful innovation strategy within your healthcare organization.
Building a Learning Health System for Today and for the Future
Now is the time for health IT leaders to internalize the characteristics of learning health systems and advocate to all of their constituencies so that we can make great strides in improving health and healthcare and reducing costs. Not only can we use health IT to share evidence with c...