Search Tag: HIMSS
Oregon-health-science-university-receives-award-for-advanced-healthcare-technology-solutions
2013 05 Mar
Combined Technology from Stanley Healthcare and CareFusion Creates Solution for Near Real-Time Location and Utilization Data of IV Pumps. Oregon Health & Science University received an award last night from the RFID in Healthcare Consortium/Intelligent Hospital for the "2013 Best Comprehensive Integration" of advanced health care technology. The award...Read more
Himss-2014
2014 23 Feb
The 2014 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, February 23-27 in Orlando, brings together 37000+ healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors and it is the largest IT event on the globe. This year's keynote speaker is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Tune in, we will keep you updated! Read more
Himss-2014-improved-care-team-communications-through-mobile-heartbeat-cure
2014 30 Jan
Consolidating clinical communications, patient-centric workflow and a real-time clinical team directory, a secure smartphone application connects all members of a patient’s care team and enables better patient care at a lower cost. Mobile Heartbeat launches Mobile Heartbeat CURE (Clinical Urgent REsponse), a smartphone application enabling secure...Read more
Himss-2014-agfa-healthcare-further-enhances-visual-healthcare-icis-platform
2014 31 Jan
Agfa HealthCare enhances industry-leading ICIS platform with “single sign-on, single view” capabilities and seamless image sharing across Healthcare Information Exchanges and Accountable Care Organizations ICIS Transfer expands clinical and medical image sharing and collaborative patient care across HIEs and ACOs New “single sign-on,...Read more
Himss-2014-osehra-to-host-open-source-ehr-session
2014 05 Feb
The Open Source Electronic Health Record Alliance (OSEHRA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating innovation in electronic health record software and related technology, has been invited to host a special session at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition on Sunday, February 23,...Read more
Himss-2014-carestream-showcases-new-upgraded-vue-pacs-platform
2014 07 Feb
Carestream’s Works-in-Progress PACS, Archive, Image Viewer, Patient Portal and Cloud Services Will Be Upgraded With New 64-Bit Windows/Intel Technology to Elevate Performance While Reducing Costs Carestream will showcase upgrades to its healthcare IT portfolio at HIMSS 2014 as works in progress that include a new CARESTREAM Vue PACS...Read more
Himss-2014-barco-to-premiere-industry-s-only-interoperable-bedside-patient-engagement-platform
2014 20 Feb
Barco, a global leader in healthcare visualisation and IT systems, will demonstrate its turnkey patient engagement and clinical collaboration solution, CareConnex, representing the optimum platform for bedside interactive patient care. Available in a variety of integrated hardware/software options, CareConnex is uniquely interoperable with...Read more
Himss-2014-terarecon-debuts-interact
2014 25 Feb
Promoting unification and cost reduction of medical image management systems TeraRecon, a leading provider of enterprise medical image management solutions, debuted it’s iNteract+™ solution at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference. iNteract+ (pronounced “interact-plus”) works in combination...Read more
Himss-uk-launched-following-uk-event-company-acquisition
2014 14 Mar
HIMSS, a global not for profit organisation, has announced the launch of HIMSS UK after having acquired Citadel Events Ltd, a UK based event management company specializing in health IT. HIMSS UK is the latest in a portfolio of HIMSS units in Asia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and elsewhere in Europe. The organisation’s aim...Read more
Wohit-2014-himss-europe-stage-6-awards-presented-to-four-new-hospitals
2014 03 Apr
Three Dutch centers and a Spanish one, recognised for operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in implementation of the EMR HIMSS Europe awarded yesterday four new hospitals in Europe with Stage 6 Award during the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT) that is taking place in Nice, France, from the 2nd...Read more
Himss-president-and-ceo-h-stephen-lieber-cae
2014 01 May
When Steve Lieber joined HIMSS as President and CEO in 2000, he brought over 30 years of extensive experience in healthcare to the global organisation. Overseeing HIMSS WorldWide, a group that includes the global, cause-based membership societies HIMSS and HIMSS International, market research and data services group HIMSS Analytics, and HIMSS...Read more
Zoom-on-john-p-hoyt-himss-leader
2014 08 Oct
John P. Hoyt, Executive Vice President of Organisational Services at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), will be moderating the European Telemedicine Conference this week in Rome. HIMSS is the largest US not-for-profit healthcare association that is committed to providing global leadership for the optimal use of information...Read more
Zoom-on-rainer-herzog
2014 21 Oct
Rainer Herzog is an expert in e- and mHealth. He has more than twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical technology and ICT industries. Herzog is currently the Managing Director of HIMSS Europe GmbH, a cause based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS was founded in...Read more
California-children-s-hospital-wins-himss-analytics-stage-7-award
2015 17 Jan
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has earned a Stage 7 award by HIMSS Analytics, and will be recognised at the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois in April 2015. The award recognises hospitals which implement and utilise information technology to achieve an advanced electronic medical record (EMR) environment. “Eliminating...Read more
Himss-stage-7-awarded-to-radboud-university-medical-center
2015 12 Mar
Radboud University Medical Center in the first hospital in the Netherlands and the third in Europe to receive a Stage 7 Award by HIMSS Analytics Europe. The award recognises hospitals operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in accordance with the European EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM). The other two Stage 7 hospitals in Europe...Read more
Cocir-and-himss-strengthen-cooperation-with-new-mou
2015 22 Jun
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR*) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS**) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Since...Read more
Himss-87-of-providers-invest-in-data-protection-vs-new-threats
2015 04 Jul
Healthcare providers take the issue of cybersecurity seriously, and most of them (87 percent) have implemented new technology and personnel to guard against cyberattacks, results of the 2015 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey show. Two-thirds of those surveyed also indicated that their organisations had experienced a significant security incident recently....Read more
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
Himss-stage-6-and-7-hospitals-in-summit-focus
2015 22 Sep
The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit will be celebrating its 6th year next month in Spain. This annual event which brings together leading European IT Directors and Senior Healthcare IT Executives focuses on the theme of "Preparing the ground for success". This year, the CIO Summit, starting on October 7, will take place in the Hospital La Fe, a renowned...Read more
At-himss16-agfa-healthcare-visualizes-the-future-of-healthcare-as-enterprise-imaging
2016 02 Feb
Enterprise Imaging empowers image information management via a single platform, leveraging EHR investment and resource allocation - Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging’s single platform consists of modules designed to optimize the EHR to support strategic initiatives for population health management, value-based care, and risk sharing - Agfa HealthCare...Read more
Care-continuum-infographic
2016 27 Feb
Download HealthManagement.org's Care Continuum Infographic by using the link at the end of the page. Read more
Masimo-introduces-safetynet-surveillance-at-himss16
2016 07 Mar
Patient Video Surveillance System Provides High-Definition Real-Time Imaging at the Bedside Masimo has announced the debut of SafetyNet™Surveillance at the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas. SafetyNet Surveillance is a video surveillance system that provides real-time...Read more
Fbi-investigates-2-more-ransomware-attacks
2016 24 Mar
The FBI is investigating following two more ransomware attacks on Southern California hospital Chino Valley Medical Centre, a 126-bed community hospital and Desert Valley Hospital a 148-bed facility, both part of Prime Healthcare Services Inc., were targeted. Hackers accessed one of the hospital’s computers spreading a malware programme to encrypt...Read more
Swedish-commissioner-for-innovation-and-ehealth-receives-himss-europe-ehealth-leadership-award
2016 08 Jun
Daniel Forslund, Commissioner for Innovation and eHealth at Stockholm County Council, has received the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award, presented at eHealth Week in Amsterdam, 8-10 June 2016. Forslund is well known for negotiating and establishing Sweden’s first National eHealth Strategy in 2005/06, and for holding the responsibility...Read more
Ehealth-week-important-message-about-the-role-of-the-patient-in-health-and-care-across-europe
2016 08 Jun
Over 2,000 eHealth experts from the 28 EU Member States and from across the globe have gathered in Amsterdam to exchange knowledge and share best practices as part of the annual eHealth Week conference and exhibition. The three-day event was officially opened this morning with a symbolic “gong” moment, followed by the eHealth Week Opening...Read more
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
Big-data-and-healthcare-analytics-forum-2016
2016 24 Oct
From Big Data to Smarter Care Translate data into real dollars and make a measurable impact on clinical care. Through healthcare-focused insights, successes and lessons learned, discover the most effective paths forward to conquer the transition to value-based care. Read more
Himss-launches-interactive-cybersecurity-hub
2016 18 Oct
Next week, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will launch a new, interactive Cybersecurity Hub. The move is part of the HIMSS Innovation Centre located in Cleveland. HIMSS describe the hub as an “immersive learning environment aimed at de-mystifying the evolving threat landscape for executives, healthcare providers,...Read more
Uk-e-health-week-2017
2017 03 May
UK e-Health Week, Olympia London, 3 - 4 May 2017 Returning to Olympia for the third year; e-Health Week is devoted to the people and organisations that use the power of IT to transform health and care. Hosted by HIMSS, a global, not-for-profit organisation working in e-health for more than 50 years; the e-Health Week agenda is developed in partnership...Read more