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Can the US health care system “ pull an Italy? ”
by MATTHEW HOLT There has been a ton of analysis about COVID-19 and how bad it will get. Some like Joon Yun and Jeremy Faust say the panic is worse than the disease. Others have run the infection rate numbers and predicted that the US will run out of hospital capacity in early May and in Washington state much earlier (end of March). But there’s no doubt that in the last week or so, sentiment has changed. This week I and 45,000 of my best friends are at home, not at HIMSS in Florida. Many big gatherings like SXSW, Comic-Con and Coachella have been cancelled. Most corporations that can are asking employees to wor...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: CORVID-19 Health Policy Italy Source Type: blogs

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 111 | #HIMSSpocalypse2020
Live from the tradeshow floor of HIMSS, it’s Health in 2 Point 00! And no, I’m not fading away from coronavirus on this episode—but how many people could I have singlehandedly infected had the conference gone forward? On Episode 111, Jess and I have some fun with virtual backgrounds and talk about all of the things we’re missing at HIMSS right now. From what Trump would’ve said had he gotten the opportunity to speak, to what conversation would’ve gone on about the new ONC rules, to the big funding announcement we missed, here’s everything that succumbed to #HIMSSpocalypse2020. —Matth...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Health Technology HIMSS Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Start-Ups HIMSS 2011 HIMSS 2020 HIMSSpocalypse2020 ONC Rules Trump Source Type: blogs

Enabling The Future of Imaging and Healthcare Interoperability - “Ditch the disk” - Interview with Miguel Cabrer
Miguel Cabrer is a Digital Health Entrepreneur with a special interest on transforming healthcare through real patient engagement, with some initiatives for image exchange and patient portability, and AI& Chatbots to facilitate patient interaction in clinical processes. Miguel has been CIO of several public hospitals and health regions in Spain, global companies (BestDoctors) and founder of several initiatives (Medting). He was member of the HIMSS EMEA Governing Council (2006-2013).Since September 2018, Miguel has been the CIO of TopDoctors leading the IT and Innovation strategy for the International expansion of t...
Source: radRounds - March 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Robin Pine Miles Source Type: blogs

Celebrating women ’s day every day
A gender-equal world can be healthier, wealthier and more harmonious - what ' s not great about that? For this year ' s International Women ' s Day, three HIMSS Future50 leaders share their thoughts. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - March 8, 2020 Category: Information Technology Tags: Women In Health IT Source Type: blogs

A Little Healthcare Humor – Fun Friday
I’ll admit that I’m a bit morose and shell shocked that HIMSS20 was cancelled. I think that’s true for many that were planning their time at HIMSS. I’m guessing that many who read this that weren’t planning to attend are dealing with other things related to the coronavirus as well. Either way, I guess that’s […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT Fun Friday Healthcare Cartoon Healthcare Humor Source Type: blogs