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By HIMSS TV | 05:05 pm | November 19, 2019
BodySite Digital Health CEO John Cummings and VP Mike Swackhamer say companies like theirs are engaging patients not just by clicking a box, but through stories and a digital program to make the next steps.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:42 pm | November 19, 2019
Horrid handwriting, redundant EHR tasks and lengthy documentation plagued Falls Community Hospital and Clinic. Not anymore, thanks to new note templates and tools.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:49 pm | November 15, 2019
Five CDS technology pros describe some comprehensive best practices for making the technology work optimally for provider organizations.
By HIMSS TV | 01:21 pm | November 15, 2019
Mary L. Bouxsein, professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, discusses how to maintain the muscular skeletal system in long-duration space flights such as a mission to Mars.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:11 pm | November 12, 2019
The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s cath lab uses secure clinical communication technology to cut follow-up appointment scheduling wait times – from as long as a day to less than 30 minutes.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:45 pm | November 11, 2019
Sharing of threat information across stakeholders helps create situational awareness – not just for individual organizations but for the healthcare industry as a whole, says one expert.
By Tammy Lovell | 03:16 am | November 11, 2019
Drug and medical device knowledge company First Databank is urging GP practices to standardise their approaches to routine testing and monitoring of drugs, after its data revealed variance in compliance across key safety indicators for drug prescriptions.
By Mike Miliard | 02:01 pm | November 08, 2019
The Clinically Integrated Supply Outcomes Model, or CISOM, enables better automation of data capture, helping health systems understand which products and processes offer better outcomes and lower costs.
By HIMSS TV | 06:00 pm | November 07, 2019
Julie Robinson, chief scientist at NASA's ISS division, says findings on the effects of space travel on human health are being used to prepare for a long-term mission to Mars.
By Mike Miliard | 03:51 pm | November 06, 2019
A new website with a new look is only part of the larger transformation, as the information and technology leader aims to help a growing healthcare ecosystem build better health worldwide.