HIMSS15 Articles

1. Austin Anesthesiology Group Taps Pryme Push-to-Talk Button To Communicate Between Multiple Surgical Suites Using Zello Messaging App 3/1/2022

   The Medical Director of Austin Anesthesiology Group discovers a new way to communicate with team members in multiple operating rooms during both clean and sterile procedures by using the Pryme® Wireless Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button to activate the Zello instant messaging application.

2. The Doctor Will See You Now: Why Patient Experience Matters 2/16/2022

   We all want to put patients first, but the reality of our pandemic world and current restraints (i.e., financial, staffing, inflation, etc.) doesn’t always make this easy to do. While digital patient offerings have increased significantly since the onset of COVID, many hospital executives are struggling to correlate digital offerings with quality. At the end of the day, it’s all about the quality of the experience the patient is getting, not simply the technology available.

3. Is It Time to Switch Your Digital Health Platform? 7 Key Questions 10/6/2021

   Consumer attitudes aren’t the only things that have been changing healthcare interactions. Digital health platforms have been evolving, too. Providers now have the opportunity to adopt sophisticated, high-value technologies that enable personalized patient interactions and comprehensive care management.

4. How Will The Next Generation Of Connected Wearables Impact Hospital-at-Home Programs? 6/8/2021

   The rise in demand for virtual care has come with the need for home-based patient-monitoring solutions. The next generation of wearable devices has risen to the occasion. These wearable devices will play a crucial role in the expansion of telehealth, especially in the hospital at home (HaH) setting. They can play a central role in disease management at various stages, including early screening, diagnosis, and post-discharge care.

5. Staying One Step Ahead Of COVID-19 With A Data-Driven Response 10/8/2020

   As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in the United States and around the world, healthcare organizations are under stress from all directions. From managing huge numbers of seriously ill patients and protecting staff members from harm to coping with the financial fallout of pausing elective care, healthcare providers are being pushed to their limit.

6. Understanding The Main Street Lending Program 9/1/2020

   The Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) has been launched. The MSLP provides loans to small to midsized businesses that were in good financial condition before COVID-19 but that are now seeking financial support because of the pandemic.

7. Maintaining The Minute Book: Best Practices In Corporate Record Keeping 9/1/2020

   A familiar sight in any office is that bookcase filled with minute books. It is a monument to how most companies have managed their corporate record keeping for years. But in today’s virtual working environment, many companies are reviewing how they track their information and update physical books they may no longer have access to.

8. Developing A Lien Search Strategy For Legal Due Diligence 9/1/2020

   When performing legal due diligence, one of your primary goals is to uncover hidden legal liabilities, historical and pending, that come with the deal. However, your plan of attack can be dramatically influenced by several factors, including the type and size of the deal, the industry, time constraints, and more.

9. Branch Office Vs. Subsidiary? It's A Critical Choice When Expanding Your Business Globally 9/1/2020

   It’s time to expand your business overseas. Before you open your doors, you must make a critical choice — one whose impact is often underappreciated: branch office vs a subsidiary?

10. Applying Next-Level Technology Across Mobile Healthcare Operations 7/29/2020

    It wasn’t all that long ago in the world of mobile healthcare where caregivers made rounds using a pen and clipboard. Paper-based health forms, checklists and aide plans were the norm. Today, as healthcare providers seek to maintain increasingly strict patient visit times, paper no longer works.