HIMSSCast: COVID-19 and mental and behavioral health
The HIMSS Media team discusses  how vendors, payers and policymakers are looking to answer the growing demand for mental and behavioral health services. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 14, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Innovators share tech, ideas on treating the coronavirus
 HIMSS launches a COVID-19 Digital Think Tank, which provides an online discussion forum where healthcare professionals and innovators to share ideas, products and best practices.  (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Hyland, HIMSS publish interoperability report
Hyland Healthcare and HIMSS Media have published a report that details the...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Hyland touts new customer contracts Hyland launches new products at RSNA 2019 Hyland unveils new workflow software, product updates at RSNA Hyland acquires Allscripts OneContent Hyland updates enterprise imaging platform (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 20, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

With new Digital Health Indicator, HIMSS hopes global collaboration will lead to speedy innovation
The new effort is a measure of progress towards a digital health ecosystem.   (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 15, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

As connected health adoption grows, privacy rules like HIPAA are still broadly misunderstood
At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief  Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 9, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

HIMSSCast: FDA grapples with home COVID-19 testing, moves forward with Pre-Cert Program
The HIMSS Media team gives a  recap of recent headlines surrounding the FDA, COVID-19 and new digital health software products. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 30, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

HIMSS20 Digital
Experience the education, innovation and collaboration of the HIMSS Global Health Conference& Exhibition … virtually. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 24, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

CMS expands telehealth services in coronavirus outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17 expanded...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Can YouTube videos enhance radiology AI performance? Patients want screening mammography results via video CMS issues final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020 Virtual consults help radiologists interact with patients HIMSS: Mobile technologies bring promise but mixed results (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

HIMSSCast: Governments, health systems' evolving response to COVID-19
The HIMSS Media editors discuss government and healthcare-organization  response to the coronavirus, including chatbot services, drive-through testing sites and social-media monitoring. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Medtech in a Minute: The Latest on How Coronavirus Is Impacting the Industry
FDA Halts Foreign Inspections In a rare action that is sure to impact medical device application reviews, FDA suspended inspections outside the United States through April in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was based on government travel advisories, access restrictions imposed on foreign visitors by certain countries, and the importance of the health and safety of agency employees.   Diagnostics Companies Leap into Action  Becton Dickinson and Company (BD), CerTest Biotech, Qiagen, Quest Diagnostics, Laboratory Corporatio...
Source: MDDI - March 14, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business IVD Source Type: news

AIUM cancels annual meeting due to COVID-19
Yet another medical imaging conference has been called off due to concerns...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AACR cancels April meeting in San Diego ACC cancels 2020 meeting in Chicago ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak HIMSS cancels 2020 conference Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ISMRM moves annual meeting to Paris in August
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has decided...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AACR cancels April meeting in San Diego ACC cancels 2020 meeting in Chicago ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 10, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AACR cancels April meeting in San Diego
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has canceled its annual...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: ACC cancels 2020 meeting in Chicago ABR cancels April exams amid coronavirus outbreak SIR cancels 2020 conference due to coronavirus More vendors pull out of HIMSS 2020 Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 10, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

HIMSS launches new definition of digital health
The nonprofit  professional organization hopes to unify the industry with an active, useful definition of an often ambiguous term. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 10, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Even More Conferences Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns
The Joint meeting of the American College of Cardiology’s and World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC)is the latest medtech/pharma conference to be canceled over concerns of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The event was slated to occur March 28-30. Instead, the organization said virtual options for science and award presentations will be announced in the coming days. "The health, safety, and well-being of our members, staff, exhibitors, faculty and other stakeholders is of paramount importance," ACC President Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC, said in a release. "With an ever-increasing number of ACC...
Source: MDDI - March 9, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news