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Paddy Padmanabhan checks in with HIMSSCast about his and Ed Marx's new book
On a very special episode of HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock welcomes HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf to talk about his experiences, HIMSS' experiences, and what he's observed in the industry more broadly in the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, check out the video version of the podcast embedded below.
Talking points:
What HIMSS is all about.
How COVID has spurred digital transformation in healthcare.
The Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability.
The Global Health Equity Network.
How HIMSS is working to make sure no one’s left behind.
What we’ve learned about healthcare regulation.
Health beyond borders.
The importance of just-in-time information.
Preparing for the next pandemic.
Supply chain management.
Envisioning change through people, processes, and technology.
More about this episode:
How health systems worldwide can build and benchmark their digital maturity
HIMSS, in statement on racial inequity, pledges to 'drive meaningful change'
Responding to COVID-19 with innovation, cultural change, redesigning healthcare strategies
'Global standards with local implementations'
Global Health Equity Network
Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability
The call for reviewers, open through September 28, seeks subject matter experts to help ensure excellence in peer-reviewed sessions at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for August 9–13, 2021, in Las Vegas.
HIMSS Senior Director of Federal and State Affairs Jeff Coughlin joins the editors for a wide-ranging discussion of the new rules.
Earlier this week, an HHS working session met to discuss a long-simmering topic in American health policy: the need for a universal patient-identification strategy. In this episode of HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock and Senior Editor Kat Jercich welcome HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary and Government Relations Senior Manager David Gray to the podcast to discuss the events of the working session, the history and current state of patient identification in the United States, and why this topic is so important in this pandemic moment.
More about this episode:
Accurate patient matching is even more vital amidst the COVID-19 crisis, say industry groups
House votes to overturn unique patient identifier ban
HIMSS Becomes Founding Member of Patient ID Now Coalition (himss.org)
HIMSS Media editors discuss the politicization of the Post Office – and of healthcare agencies like the FDA, the CDC and HHS.
Mathematica's Dr. Diane Rittenhouse discusses the opportunities and limitations of technology.
President Trump says telehealth is here to stay. But what exactly does that mean?
HIMSS editors discuss telehealth, remote patient monitoring, ransomware and more.
The HITN team recaps ATA 2020 and recent congressional hearings, and discusses general trends in telehealth.