Carestream will spotlight its ability to deliver rapid, easy access to patients’ medical imaging studies from healthcare providers’ electronic health record (EHR) systems at the annual HIMSS conference being held Feb. 29 to March 6 in Las Vegas. ‘The EHR is a central repository for activities related to the management and clinical use of patient […]
In December, I had the opportunity to interview Salim Kizaraly, Founder, Senior Vice President, Stella Technology. During our talk, I learned how Stella Technology’s interoperability services enable healthcare organizations to better communicate, collaborate and share clinical information. To kick off our “Countdown to HIMSS’16” series, I approached Dr. Lin Wan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Stella Technology […]
HIMSS applauds the House and Senate for passing critical cybersecurity information sharing legislation as part of the FY2016 omnibus spending package. HIMSS strongly supports the healthcare-specific provisions in the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 that will move the entire sector forward in addressing the many challenges of an increasingly complex health IT cybersecurity landscape. HIMSS has […]
HIMSS Analytics awarded 76 Hattiesburg clinics with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards. Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database. Stage 7 represents the highest level of EHR adoption and indicates a […]
HIMSS Analytics recently announced Walnut Hill Medical Center (WHMC) has achieved Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). Walnut Hill Medical Center, a brand new 100-bed hospital located in the heart of Dallas, is renowned for its innovation and focus on patient-centered care. HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a […]
The Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation, in collaboration with the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), announced the release of its Virtual Clipboard Initiative pilot solution definition and design document. This document outlines the specifications for the Virtual Clipboard Initiative […]
Orion Health, a population health management and healthcare integration company, announced the release of Rhapsody Integration Engine Version 6.1. The new version of Rhapsody makes it the first integration engine to implement the new HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. University Hospitals, one of the nation’s leading and most comprehensive healthcare systems, is focused […]
CareFusion, a BD company, announced it is demonstrating several new medication management technologies at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in the Intelligent Health Pavilion and Interoperability Showcase. “Interoperability between devices, systems and healthcare IT platforms is changing the game in medication management,” said Ranjeet Banerjee, Worldwide President of Medication Management […]
Thomas F. Check and Lorraine Fernandes will share their perspective on the value and innovative use of health information exchange (HIE) to the 2015 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, April 12-16, 2015. The speakers will co-present: “Trust in Regional Exchange Supports Patient-Centered Research,” a session that illustrates the novel use of HIE and […]
BIO-key International, a provider of fingerprint biometric identification technologies and secure device-to-cloud mobile credentialing and identity verification solutions, announced the companies healthcare partners will be highlighting BIO-key solutions at HIMSS 2015. HIMSS 2015 attendees can learn about BIO-key’s flexible authentication options for accessing electronic health records and achieving compliant two-factor authentication for EPCS by visiting […]