Search Tag: HIMSS

ICU Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

Health Management

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

Health Management

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

IT Management

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

Executive Health Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

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

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

IMAGING Management

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

Health Management

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

ICU Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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

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

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

IT Management

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

IT Management

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