Social Determinants of Health
Discover more about the social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age—and their broad impact on health, health equity and overall well-being in this guide.
C-CDA Rendering Tool: A Demonstration of New Features Webinar
Experience how a new C-CDA rendering tool can improve visualization of your C-CDA documents.
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.
The Journey of Writing a Health Information Exchange Case Study
A HIMSS Health Information Exchange Case Studies Task Force participant breaks down the HIE case study process while addressing patient and provider engagement strategies.
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.
Blockchain in Healthcare: A Path to Success
Explore part 2 of this blockchain blog series, authored by HIMSS Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force members.
Medication Process Compliance in Pediatric Inpatients – Time to the First
For most medical conditions, reducing the time between intent to treat and actual treatment is beneficial. The goal of this study was to determine the current state of the medication process at a university-affiliated children’s hospital. [Haresh L. Bhatia, Neal R. Patel, Catherine H. Ivory, Ph...
Capturing and Evaluating Process Semantics from Front-Line Nurses: A Pilot Study
Tacit clinical knowledge acquired by front-line nurses over many years of practice is notoriously difficult to capture and codify. This study aims to enable front-line nurses to capture their own process domain semantics and constructs ontologies from the semantics and rank semantic similiarity....
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.
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
Introducing the Post-Acute Care Continuity Plan
Engagement varies depending on a patient’s lifestyle, skills, and interests. Guest contributor, Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA, shares 10 ways to promote patient engagement.
Five Ways to Become an Influential Woman in Health IT
We pooled together insights from HIMSS Women in Health IT community members who are leading the change they want to see on the front lines of the field and beyond.
