HIMSS TV

The Houston ENT & Allergy Clinic not only slashed its no-show rates, but also increased its referral conversion by 35%, which translated to an additional $500,000 in annual revenue.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the impressive logistics behind the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, the biggest healthcare information and technology show of the year.

In the first edition of the HIMSS TV series "Assimilation," we take a tour of Inova Fairfax Hospital, where residents in training and physicians use operative simulators and immersive 3D to hone their surgical skills.

Not only can speech recognition increase the time clinicians spend with patients, but using the technology in the cloud will ensure clinicians are less restricted, says Dr. Simon Wallace, CCIO at Nuance Communications UK Ltd.

HIMSS20 will be overflowing with high-profile keynotes and expert interviews — here's how to catch all the conference highlights from HIMSS TV and the HIMSS Media news brands.

Dr. Aziz Ahmet Surel, coordinator chief physician at Ankara City Hospital in Turkey, says clinical leadership, government support and financial resources are all central factors in driving digital transformation and achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7.

Jonah Comstock, editor-in-chief of HIMSS Media, offers some advice for successfully navigating HIMSS20, including some resource guides and webinars.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta, board member at the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), says the future will see the rise of fitness wearables with patients managing their own health to a much greater degree.

Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare in the KSA, says that identifying and training physician champions while planning ahead are key factors in a successful EMR "go live."

Take a tour of a leading EMRAM Stage 6 NHS trust in the UK to see how Cambridge University Hospitals are delivering safe, equitable and sustainable healthcare, while ensuring that the patient is placed at the center.