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Governors Address Health IT in State of the State Addresses

During their annual State of the State addresses, U.S. governors present policy successes and key proposals to their respective state legislatures. These addresses highlight model practices and success stories at the state level for other states to lea…

CMS Expanding Patient Access to Data in Interoperability Proposed Regulation

With its Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Regulation, CMS has taken the next step by outlining opportunities to make patient data more useful and transferable through open, secure, standardized and machine-readable formats while reducing re…

What’s Next for Health? HIMSS19 Sets the Stage

The 2019 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition saw 43,000+ attendees from 90 countries around the world and featured nearly 500 education sessions on 24 education topics – highlighted current industry priorities and offered a glimpse of what the industr…

HIMSS Comments on HIPAA RFI on Improving Coordinated Care

On February 12, HIMSS submitted a letter to the HHS Office of Civil Rights on their recent Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules To Improve Coordinated Care.

HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference 2019: Speakers, Themes and More

It’s official: Planning for this year’s HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference 2019 is in full swing. Taking place June 11-13, the 2019 conference will convene in Helsinki, Finland.

Call for Presentations for HIMSS20

Interested in submitting a proposal to present at HIMSS20?

2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey Shows Notable Advances & Significant Challenges on the Horizon

“From increasing the amounts allocated in IT budgets for cybersecurity activities to uniformity in security risk assessments, a growing wealth of cybersecurity resources are available for healthcare leadership to stay ahead of privacy and security thre…

HIMSS Analytics Launches Maturity Model for Enterprise Imaging

Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM) helps health systems implement an advanced imaging strategy.

HIMSS Releases 2019 U.S. Leadership & Workforce Survey Results

This year’s survey reflects the perspectives of U.S. health information and technology leaders on a myriad of topics influencing the healthcare sector, and provides a robust profile of digital health priorities, as well as insight into their health IT …

HIMSS Releases Fifth Edition of Health IT Dictionary

Stay informed and expand your knowledge with the fifth edition of HIMSS Dictionary of Health Information and Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizations.