Search Tag: HIMSS
2017 08 Aug
Remember that any connected device or system can be hacked. This is a central message of the latest HIMSS Healthcare and Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Report. A Reddit post describes how "connected" coffee machines got infected and took factory systems down. "The coffee machines are supposed to be connected to their own isolated WiFi network, however,...Read more
2017 28 Jul
HIMSS has announced that Harold “Hal” Wolf III will take over as its new president and CEO in September, 2017. Succeeding H. Stephen Lieber, who announced plans to retire as HIMSS President and CEO last December, Wolf has been a key player in the advancement of technology in healthcare through his international roles as an advisor,...Read more
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
2016 18 Nov
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced a pivotal agreement to jointly partner on all programs and professional communities outside of North America. Through HIMSS-CHIME International, healthcare information technology’s (HIT) two most visible and successful...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2016 27 Feb
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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
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
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