HIMSS15 Articles

51. Mobile Is A Healthcare Organization's Communication Lifeline During Blackouts 6/4/2018

    Catastrophic weather events and other natural disasters are a fundamental part of healthcare emergency preparedness and operations continuity. 2017 was the mostly costly year on record in the United States in terms of catastrophes, mostly due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the wildfires that torched large areas in the West and Southwest.

52. 5 Quick Wins For AI In Healthcare 6/1/2018

    The use of Artificial Intelligence or AI is permeating many aspects of our lives today, with the potential to radically change how people live, work and play. At present, AI appears to be at the brink of explosive adoption, across multiple industries like BFSI, media, healthcare and automobiles. It all comes down to data and the ability to analyze and apply it to specific tasks in a human-like fashion.

53. Improving The Doctor Office Experience 5/24/2018

    For the past decade, Field2Base has helped healthcare businesses digitize patient forms, improve backend data archiving, and streamline processes. Working for a company that produces such capable software, I’ve been somewhat spoiled by the immediacy of paper free forms. Just thinking of filling out something on paper nowadays feels like a mild inconvenience, and the drag it has on businesses is exponentially higher.

54. Healthcare Cybersecurity Should Be Your New Priority 5/24/2018

    Cybersecurity is significant as you just can’t sit and wait for a problem to hamper your systems, without any knowledge or information about it. Cyberattack may happen today, tomorrow, or even in a few months, the possibility of accordance and the timeframe of the breach cannot be estimated, it is just that you have prepare your defense against it or have to figure out ways to deal with it.

55. Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers? 6/8/2017

    Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health

56. Transform Health Screenings Into Gameplay 4/6/2017

    New VR technology helps track blood pressure and BMI and revolutionizes health screenings. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

57. Accurate Readmissions Predictions Are Now Possible 4/5/2017

    Partnership provides hospitals in North Carolina with earlier, better readmission predictions. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

58. Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy? 4/4/2017

    How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

59. Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016 4/3/2017

    Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

60. 25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud 3/31/2017

    Cloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer