Category: Health IT

Epic to host its 1st-ever conference for providers who don’t use its EHR

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CMS Proposes Fundamental Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organization Program

On August 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule focused on revamping the Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organization Program. 

Advancing the Transformation of Healthcare on Capitol Hill

Prior to adjourning for the August recess, albeit an abbreviated break for the Senate, Congress was successful in accomplishing several key HIMSS policy priorities.

The best way to fight misinformation in health care

Fake news is a term that’s become notorious over the last couple of years. For notorious reasons perhaps. But there’s actually another serious arena where there is inadvertently an awful lot of “fake news” on a daily basis. And that is, well you guessed it: in health care throughout our nation’s hospitals and offices! Let me […]

16 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

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Allscripts to sell stake in Netsmart, ending 2-year partnership

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Teladoc offers free virtual visits to those affected by California wildfires

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CVS, Teladoc team up to bring telehealth to MinuteClinics

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Leveraging Information and Technology to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic at the Federal and State Levels

Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid-related drug overdose. To encourage awareness about the public health epidemic, HIMSS is hosting a series of webinars on leveraging health information and technology to mitigate the opioid crisis at the feder…

Social Robotics Pioneer Confirmed to Keynote at Connected Health Conference 2018

Cynthia Breazeal, MS, ScD, a pioneer of social robotics and human robot interaction, is confirmed to take the stage as a main keynote speaker during the Connected Health Conference 2018.