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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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