ONC Forum Addresses Transforming Patient Care through Interoperability
The recent ONC Interoperability Forum brought people together to learn about recent efforts to advance interoperability nationwide and identify concrete actions in response to current interoperability challenges.
Heritage Living Center Tackles Quality Measure Challenges
2019 Davies Community Health Award winner, Heritage Living Center, faced higher than average unexpected weight loss rates and was determined to design workflows that would support more effective monitoring practices for unexplained weight loss across their patient population.
Creating a Better World with the HIMSS Global Health Equity Network
In this Q&A, HIMSS’s Chief Americas Officer Denise Hines explains the importance of the network and how it aligns with HIMSS’s renewed purpose of realizing the full health and wellness potential of every person on the planet.
Digital Health Study: Estonia overtakes Denmark as European eHealth Champion
The Annual European eHealth Survey 2019, which has now been published in its 3rd edition, shows that the development of the eHealth industry in Europe is increasingly focusing on "patient empowerment", the ability of patients to not only access and use their own health records, but also to contri...
Akron Children’s Hospital Standardizes Idiopathic Scoliosis Care
Read about how 2019 Davies Award winner Akron Children's Hospital reduced length of stay for idiopathic scoliosis patients by 50%.
Truman Medical Centers Reduces Patient Falls Through Remote Patient Monitoring
2019 Davies Award winner Truman Medical Centers decreased patient falls by more than 34% using a virtual observation solution.
2019 HIMSS Davies Award Winners: Improving Health and Wellness Through Information and Technology
Congratulations to the 2019 Davies Award winners: 11 organizations that have achieved HIMSS’s highest global recognition of healthcare organizations.
Celebrating HIMSS Stage 7 Organizations Advancing Global Health
47 healthcare organizations. Three HIMSS Maturity Models. All utilized to accomplish one goal: digital transformation in healthcare. See the 2019 list of Stage 7 validated organizations, read their stories and find out what you need to do to be on next year’s list.
HIMSS-Forrester Benchmark Study Finds Healthcare Lacks a Proper Data-Driven Customer and Employee Experience Strategy
HIMSS and Forrester today announced the results from a study that investigates adoption of consumer and employee experience capabilities within healthcare.
Improving Quality of Care Through Information and Technology
Dedicated to improving quality of care, Bayhealth Medical Center leveraged HIMSS maturity models to successfully launch a new population health initiative.
Telehealth in the COVID-19 Spotlight
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to grow at an alarming rate, we are seeing an almost unprecedented embrace of telehealth by the U.S. federal government to help connect patients and providers in an attempt to limit the spread of the disease.
Advancing the Continuum of Care Delivery with Analytics Adoption Models
HIMSS Analytics recognizes Duke Health for their recent validation at Stage 7, as tracked by the Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity. They are the first organization to receive this award.
