Shaping the EU ’s ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI – the healthcare perspective
The European offices of HIMSS and PCHA submitted last week a  joint opinion on the role of AI in health promotion, care provision and the objective of driving sustainable and inclusive health systems for all. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Patient Access, Core Technologies Source Type: blogs

Public health - predict or perish
HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer and Public Health England Senior Advisor Charles Alessi looks at England ' s approach to pioneering predictive prevention. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Data Science Source Type: blogs

AI and the physician: A blessing or a curse?
HIMSS chief clinical officer Charles Alessi looks at the role of AI in the digital transformation of health and care. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
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A retrospective look at the work of HIMSS Communities in Europe in 2018
This is the  time of the year when we take a moment to look back at the work of our HIMSS communities in Europe during the past 12 months and create new goals for the year to come. For a number of reasons, 2018 has made us proud and energized to make 2019 the best it can be.  (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

Students team up to define the future of transformative care today
The inaugural HIMSS Student Case Competition gave interdisciplinary student teams a hands-on experience navigating HIMSS-supplied case studies. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workflow, Core Technologies, EHR, Workforce Development, Leadership Source Type: blogs

Willa Fields: Inequities continue in the healthcare IT workspace today
Writing in a blog published on the HIMSS site, Willa Fields advises young women starting their healthcare IT career to find a mentor. On the flip side, she also urges women – and men – in healthcare IT to become a mentor for those just getting started in healthcare IT. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workforce Development, Leadership Source Type: blogs

Countdown to HIMSS17 – Part 1: Education
The countdown to HIMSS17 is on. It ’s less than three weeks and if you’re anything like me, you’ve not figured out your HIMSS schedule yet. You’re getting those emails from HIMSS and vendors about what to do, starting to see the “HIMSS preview” type articles in your favorite publications. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Interoperability, Core Technologies, Patient Access, Quality Care Source Type: blogs

Top 5 ways to bring doctors to the EHR optimization table
While some speak optimistically about the " post-EHR era, " electronic health records are still very much a going concern – and will be of great interest to many of the 45,000 or so attendees at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference& Exhibition later this month.   (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, EHR, Workforce Development, Leadership, Workflow Source Type: blogs

At HIMSS17, unlock the power of your data
" Data is the currency of the next century, " says Brian Ahier. And nowhere are health data and data management processes discussed, analyzed and examined more than at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Data Science, Data management, Core Technologies, EHR, Interoperability Source Type: blogs

Winner of a HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award dedicates the honor to all women in healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Shareefa Albulmonem, head of eServices, Office of the CIO at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia, is one of seven women being honored by HIMSS with a Most Influential Women in Health IT Award. The women will be recognized at a reception and awards dinner, both on February 20 at HIMSS17 (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Data Science, Quality Care, Core Technologies Source Type: blogs

HIMSS' Most Influential Women in Health IT are most impressive
This week, seven women from across the globe learned that they are the inaugural recipients of  HIMSS’s Most Influential Women in Health IT Award, sponsored by Verizon and EY. Our distinguished judges, themselves notable influential women, selected our awardees from more than 140 nominations. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
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Getting to Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model a big leap from Stage 6
A former CIO gets a close up look of the assessment side (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Data Science, EHR, Core Technologies, Interoperability Source Type: blogs

A four-point plan for tackling inequity in health IT
The findings of the HIMSS Longitudinal Gender Compensation Assessment report take direct aim at the claim that, in health IT, " You ' ve come a long way. "  In truth, we need to take a systems view of how we ' ve gotten to where we are today, and how to mitigate increasing inequities in compensation and recognition for women. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Leadership, Workforce Development Source Type: blogs

Going for the gold: Women in Health IT get their shine on
" You want the strongest, happiest, smartest people in your corner, " according to  Dana Alexander, former board chair, HIMSS North America. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workforce Development, Leadership Source Type: blogs

HIMSS August update on Women in Health IT
Listen to HIMSS Executive Vice President Carla Smith talk about what led to the launch of HIMSS and Healthcare IT News initiative for Women in Health IT. Smith also talks about plans going forward for this newly minted community.   (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs