Search Tag: health IT

IT Management

Himss-women-in-it-awards

2017 02 Jan

In recognition of women "who have made a difference" in health IT, the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced   the recipients of the inaugural HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award. The seven women awardees will be honoured at HIMSS 17 to be held in Orlando, FL.   “Women have been making a...Read more

IT Management

2017-digital-health-summit-ces-2017

2017 05 Jan

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IT Management

Video-games-to-create-epic-wins-within-the-healthcare-sector-world-of-health-it-event-concludes

2016 24 Nov

The Sort siblings - Manel Sort, Head of Studios, King.com, Spain and Anna Sort, CEO & Co-Founder, PlayBenefit – have advocated the potential use of video gaming in healthcare saying that it should create ‘epic wins’ within the industry.   Speaking during the final keynote that closed the World of Health IT event during their session “From Candy...Read more

IT Management

Himss-europe-and-health-2-0-2018

2018 27 May

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IT Management

Himss-2017

2017 19 Feb

HIMSS17: Where the brightest minds in healthcare and IT meet. HIMSS North America, a business unit within HIMSS, positively transforms health and healthcare through the best use of information technology in the United States and Canada. As a cause-based non-profit, HIMSS North America provides thought leadership, community building, professional...Read more

IT Management

Comparing-countries-approach-to-hit

2016 31 Aug

Researchers from Finland, U.S, France and beyond created a pilot of four clusters of indicators to compare Health IT across 38 countries.. Findings are published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Each country has a different approach towards Health IT. However, in a paper from the Organization for Economic Cooperation...Read more

Executive Health Management

Healthcare-business-international-hbi-2017

2017 04 Apr

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IT Management

Ehealth-forum-2016

2016 25 Oct

The eHealth Forum is 1 event in 2 venues spanning the city of Athens: Venue 1:  The  Forum  at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center where stakeholders with knowledge and expertise will come together; Venue 2: The  Festival  at Technopolis City of Athens is the 1st health technology event open to the public with...Read more

IMAGING Management

Patient-centered-care-building-the-connected-healthcare-enterprise

2016 06 Apr

CIOs and Health IT Leaders Talk Integration, Interoperability and Images INTRODUCTION Clinical studies have long proven that patient-centered care reduces variability, improves quality in clinical practice and patient outcomes and reduces cost. This is the shared goal of healthcare’s Triple Aim: Simultaneously improving the health of...Read more

IT Management

Bold-it-healthcare-leaders-needed

2016 19 Jan

Financial constraints have hindered implementation of electronic records, interoperable systems and patient access in many countries and within many acute hospitals, according to John Rayner, Regional Director – Europe and Latin America, HIMSS Analytics. He points out that the vast majority of health economies are tasked with creating comprehensive...Read more

IT Management

Changes-ahead-for-confusing-meaningful-use

2016 19 Jan

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt has hinted at changes as the healthcare industry embraces the value-based reimbursement scheme. For one, 2016 would likely see the end of the Meaningful Use programme — an electronic health records mandate and incentive programme that healthcare providers put millions into....Read more

IT Management

How-will-himss-value-score-for-ehrs-work

2016 12 Jan

HIMSS Value Score is healthcare's first international quality measurement for the value of health IT. Launched in early December, the model will provide guidance to organisations seeking better strategies for turning their health IT investments into meaningful returns. The Value Score can be a useful tool especially to providers who may not understand...Read more

IT Management

Outsource-or-upgrade-5-big-big-data-questions

2016 04 Jan

Big data analytics is increasingly becoming more integral to the way health providers interact with patients. This trend is likely to continue, especially with expanding use of mHealth tools such as smartphone apps and wearable devices.    2015 may have been a big year for healthcare big data analytics, but the next 12 months are likely to bring even...Read more

IT Management

Health-it-issues-for-2016

2015 28 Dec

In his article appearing in MedCity News , Dr. John D. Halamka, chief information officer and dean for technology at Harvard Medical School, discusses key issues in health IT that will shape strategic planning for FY16. Documentation requirements. Current demands of Meaningful Use, hundreds of quality measures, population health, care management,...Read more

IT Management

Digital-health-wellness-summit-at-mobile-world-congress-2016

2016 22 Feb

We are delighted to be leading the 3rd Digital Health & Wellness Summit programme at the Mobile World Congress 2016, Barcelona 22- 25 February 2016. Following the success of the 2015 event we know 2016 is going to be even more exciting.Read more

IT Management

Focus-on-health-it-outsourcing-to-cut-costs

2015 28 Nov

The growing need for more sophisticated electronic health records, analytics and population health management is leading health organisations to shift their focus to IT outsourcing to reduce costs. Nearly 73 percent of health systems with more than 300 beds are using outsourced IT solutions, according to a new report from Black Book Market Research....Read more

IT Management

Louisiana-breast-centers-invest-in-sectra-s-breast-imaging-it-solution

2015 28 Nov

International medical imaging IT company Sectra  announces that Breast Center of Acadiana, in the US, has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Breast Imaging PACS in its two freestanding imaging centers. This investment will provide the Breast Center a future-proof platform capable of expanding with the practice. Breast Center of Acadiana...Read more

IT Management

Top-10-list-of-health-tech-hazards

2015 16 Nov

Infections from flexible endoscopes, missed alarms, and opioid-related deaths are the top health technology hazards that hospitals and clinicians have to deal with in 2016, according to a new report from the ECRI Institute. The group recently released its  annual top-10 list of technology hazards to help hospitals prioritise technology safety efforts...Read more

IT Management

Health-apps-downloaded-but-not-used-effectively

2015 11 Nov

Findings of an online survey show that while fitness and other health-related smartphone apps are acquired in large numbers by Americans, most are left unused after being downloaded. The study will be published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth .  The survey was conducted by researchers at NYULangone Medical Center....Read more

IT Management

Are-ehrs-letting-patients-down

2015 02 Nov

Use of electronics health records (EHRs) is important in achieving coordinated care that leads to a better patient experience. While U.S. government initiatives have helped widen EHR adoption — the percentage of U.S. hospitals using EHRs shot up from 9.4 to 75.5 percent between 2008 and 2014 — the lack of system integration has hampered care coordination...Read more

ICU Management

Johns-hopkins-partners-with-it-giant-on-icu-devices

2015 25 Oct

A new collaboration between the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Microsoft plans to develop an IT solution that will enhance interoperability of medical devices in intensive care settings. The goal is to provide improved health data analytics that can help clinicians identify key trends aimed at preventing injuries and complications that...Read more

IT Management

New-apps-fighting-killers

2015 20 Oct

Oregon Health & Science University have released an iPhone app designed to advance melanoma research by giving users the ability to accurately measure and monitor moles, and contribute photos of how their potential trouble spots evolve over time. Called Mole Mapper, the App allows individuals to photograph and measure mole sizes relative to a common...Read more

ICU Management

Study-do-ehrs-affect-workflow-in-the-er

2015 28 Sep

The transition from a homegrown electronic health record to a commercially available EHR system affected emergency physician work activities, resulting in more tasks performed per minute (or an increase of nearly 12 percent), according to a new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine . Researchers say frequent task switching after the new EHR was implemented...Read more

IT Management

Goals-of-federal-health-it-strategic-plan

2015 26 Sep

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has finalised its strategy for the next five years. The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 aims to promote "effective use of information and technology to help the nation achieve high-quality care, lower costs, a healthy population, and engaged individuals," according to a statement...Read more

IT Management

Connecting-healthcare-data-interoperability

2015 22 Sep

While people often take for granted the convenience of being able to withdraw money from an ATM hundreds of miles from home or call someone in another cellphone network, that same sort of universal operability has yet to be achieved for the electronic exchange of patient information, according to an article in JAMA 's Medical News & Perspectives section....Read more

IT Management

Innovation-for-hospital-it-solutions

2015 21 Sep

Innovative ideas in healthcare lead to more efficiency and better delivery of care, and hopefully improved outcomes. Many healthcare innovations have come from the work of scientists and researchers. These new ideas or techniques were reported in academic and medical journals; over time, they were incorporated into the actual practices of clinicians....Read more

IT Management

Dummy-network-could-protect-against-hackers

2015 12 Sep

With cyberattacks on the rise, a California-based security vendor now provides "deception technology" to better protect IT systems. The technology is used to detect bots and APTs inside the network, data centre, and cloud before the data is breached. Tech startup Attivo Networks specialises in creating a complete “site of deception” inside a network....Read more

IT Management

Himss-europe-cio-summit-2015

2015 07 Oct

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society   HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology.  HIMSS is a cause-based, global enterprise producing health IT...Read more

IT Management

Only-half-of-healthcare-leaders-feel-cyberattack-protected

2015 06 Sep

Eighty-one percent of healthcare executives say their information technology has been compromised by cyberattacks during the past two years, according to a recent survey by KPMG. In addition, only half of those executives say they are ready to defend against future attacks. These attacks may put sensitive patient data at risk of exposure, the KPMG report...Read more