National Healthcare Innovation Summit Focuses on Triple Aim and Transformative Solutions

04/09/2014 - Innovation in healthcare looks to quality patient care with new solutions to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Now, applied innovations to advance a transformed health system come to the forefront during the National Healthcare Innovation Summit, organized by HIMSS, hosted by AVIA, and in alliance with NEHI, on May 13-15 in Boston, Mass.

Press Release: HIMSS Assesses New FDASIA Report Supporting a More Balanced Health IT Framework

04/04/2014 - Responding to the FDASIA Health IT Report – Proposed Strategy and Recommendations for a Risk-Based Framework released this week by the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIMSS recognized the agencies’ efforts in recommending a new health IT framework to ensure patient safety while encouraging innovation and technology improvements.

HIMSS Acquires UK Events Company to Form HIMSS UK

03/13/2014 - HIMSS, a global not for profit organization, has announced the launch of HIMSS UK after acquiring ownership of Citadel Events Ltd, a UK based event management company specializing in health IT.

MU gets low marks for improving care

Apr 16, 2014

Where will HIT security be in 3 years?

Apr 16, 2014

Security is a nightmare for all companies, but the very nature of healthcare makes it far worse. It's not merely onerous government requirements for medical data, or the popularity of security-adverse mobile devices. It's the need to give tiny medical offices – small, independent businesses, with typically no meaningful IT staff – full network access to all files, physical building access to its employees and privileges to change/add to that ultra-sensitive data.

AHIMA demands 2015 start for ICD-10

Apr 16, 2014

Big Winds Blow Provider into Future of Medical Imaging

Apr 14, 2014
Installing Agfa HealthCare's integrated ICIS VNA allowed Ochsner Health System to consolidate medical images into one repository.

Successful Medication Reconciliation Hinges on Access to Patient's Medication History

Apr 9, 2014
Health Care Systems, Inc. is leveraging an electronic medication history service to help provider organizations improve patient safety.

Healthcare IT News to present Business Intelligence Forum on April 16

Apr 8, 2014
The event focuses on peer-to-peer education and sessions will demonstrate how business intelligence can improve care and reduce costs.

A Successful Career in Health IT Takes the Right Stuff