HIMSS Annual Conference

Patricia Sengstack, R.N., CNIO at Bon Secours Health System in Marriottsville, Md., discusses how health IT tools can help health systems realize their patient safety goals.

JFK Health System's Structured Approach to Mobile Tech

The N.J. organization seeks to take advantage of tools that have remained largely untapped

March 13, 2017

The N.J. organization seeks to take advantage of tools that have remained largely untapped.

Video: The Mayo Clinic Approach to Managing an EHR System

Health IT challenges are significant, but solvable, says Cris Ross, CIO

February 27, 2017

Health IT challenges are significant, but solvable, says Cris Ross, Mayo CIO.

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'Shark Tank' Stars: Investors are Waiting to Spill Millions Into Health Care

Reality show personalities say the field has vast opportunities to improve and bring returns to venture capital during a keynote at the HIMSS conference

February 24, 2017

Reality show personalities say the field has vast opportunities to improve and bring returns to venture capital during a keynote at the HIMSS conference.

Sajid Ahmed, CIO, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

How One Hospital Combined Culture and Technology to Improve Care

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital has utilized technology into its workflow to improve quality of care, in an interview from HIMSS with Sajid Ahmed, CIO and chief innovation officer.

February 23, 2017

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital has utilized technology into its workflow to improve quality of care, in an interview from HIMSS with Sajid Ahmed, CIO.

Video: CIOs Tackle Diversity, Ponder the Future at HIMSS

Liz Johnson, R.N., CHIME chair and Tenet CIO, outlines why diversity is important to health care

February 22, 2017

Liz Johnson, R.N., CHIME chair and Tenet's acute care hospital CIO, outlines why diversity is important to health care.

The Era of Thinking Computers Is Here, Says IBM CEO Ginni Rometty

Artificial intelligence has reached a point at which it can fundamentally change health care, says the HIMSS keynoter

February 21, 2017

Artificial intelligence has reached a point at which it can fundamentally change health care, says the HIMSS keynoter.

Hacker Shows and Tells Health Care CIOs Why Security is Important

Kevin Mitnick, famous former hacker, gives thought provoking demonstration to open CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum

February 20, 2017

Famous former hacker Kevin Mitnick gives a thought-provoking demonstration at the CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum in Orlando.

Video: The Time is Now for Interoperability of Electronic Health Records

Jitin Asnaani, head of CommonWell Health Alliance says there is no reasons to hold back any longer from allowing EHRs to be moved freely among a patient's providers.

April 29, 2016

Paul Barr

Jitin Asnaani, executive director of CommonWell Health Alliance says there are no good reasons to hold back any longer from allowing EHRs to be moved freely among a patient's providers.

Video: Using an Existing Technology to Improve Interoperability

Direct messaging a familiar and operational means for inter-hospital communications

April 1, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

David Kibbe, M.D., president and CEO of DirectTrust, describes how the hospital member organization uses direct messaging technology to facilitate the sharing of information about patients.

Dignity Health Reduces Sepsis Rates with Bio-surveillance

CMIO Joseph Colorafi, M.D., describes Dignity's technology-based approach

March 14, 2016

Joseph Colorafi, M.D., vice president and chief medical information officer, describes how Dignity Health uses bio-surveillance and the "new knowledge" that technology brings to reduce sepsis rates at the San Francisco-based health system.

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HIMSS Recap

What Retiring NFL Great Peyton Manning Had to Say to Health Care Pros at HIMSS

H&HN Senior Writer Marty Stempniak recaps the closing keynote from the nation's biggest health IT conference.

March 8, 2016

Hospitals & Health Networks Senior Writer Marty Stempniak recaps the closing keynote from the nation's biggest health IT conference.

EHR Vendor Compliance, Cybersecurity Major Thrusts of HIMSS 2016

H&HN News Editor Paul Barr reports from HIMSS 2016 with a report card of the event.

March 4, 2016

Paul Barr

The HIMSS Conference & Exposition is so big you can’t help but feel like you barely scratched the surface. This year’s was no different, with almost 42,000 attendees, but let’s review some of the highlights of the first four days.

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Video: Integrating Clinical Guidelines into Workflow: A Complicated Process

In an interview at HIMSS, we discover how Texas Children's Hospital leaders took a systematic approach to integrating evidence-based guidelines into care.

March 4, 2016

In an interview at HIMSS, we discover howTexas Children's Hospital leaders took a systematic approach to integrating evidence-based guidelines into care.

Lessons From Retail for Mobile Engagement

Despite the growing use of health apps, health care providers have yet to fully realize the power of mobile devices for patient engagement, say speakers at HIMSS 2016.

March 4, 2016

Lindsey Dunn

Despite the growing use of health apps, health care providers have yet to fully realize the power of mobile devices for patient engagement, say speakers at HIMSS 2016.

'Startling' HIMSS Survey Finds Women in Health IT Take 15 Years to Catch Up to Male Counterparts in Salary

Two female hospital chief information officers offer advice to others aspiring to enter IT exec ranks.

March 3, 2016

Two female hospital chief information officers offer advice to others aspiring to enter IT exec ranks during frank discussion at HIMSS16 Wednesday.

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Video: How to Prepare for Hospital Quality Reporting Convergence

St. Luke's CIO Deborah Gash Explains the New Quality Reporting Requirements from HIMSS 2016

March 3, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

With federal quality reporting requirements converging, there are things health systems can do to prepare, says Deborah Gash, vice president and chief information officer for St. Luke's Health System, Kansas City, Mo., in an interview at HIMSS 2016 Conference & Exposition.

Health and Human Services Announces New Rule, Targeting Those Who Block the Free Flow of Health Info

DeSalvo, Slavitt say during HIMSS16 session that they expect little of their work to change with new presidential administration in 2017.

March 2, 2016

DeSalvo, Slavitt say during HIMSS16 session that they expect little of their work to change with new presidential administration in 2017.

Video: John Halamka Gives the Current State of Health Care IT a B-minus

Focus on process over outcomes is still holding the system back, he says.

March 2, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern