A clear sense of urgency to gather actionable health data that improves care and cuts costs was on display at this year’s HIMSS conference. Here are a few of my key observations and takeaways from the event.
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Next Wave CONNECT, provider of the first healthcare industry-specific enterprise social networking solution, recently announced that the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has formalized plans to partner with Next Wave CONNECT, giving CHIME members and CHIME Foundation representatives a new way to collaborate with their peers from across the industry.
At this year’s HIMSS Annual Conference, the National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE) will join the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) in the Interoperability Showcase, offering demonstrations of real-world scenarios in which patients use Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Direct messaging to communicate with healthcare providers in a scalable and trustworthy way, empowering them to be in control of their health information.
Spectralink Corporation (“Spectralink”), a global leader in wireless solutions for the workplace, announced today its new AIMS Partner Program (Application Integration & Management Solvers).
ClinicSpectrum, leaders in hybrid workflow solutions consisting of both an innovative software suite and back-office operations, recently announced the introduction of its latest offering, AutoCollectSpectrum.
Opera Solutions, LLC, a global leader in Big Data, machine learning, and advanced analytics, has expanded its alliance with Actian Corporation in order to deliver the latest Big Data innovations to healthcare organizations looking to lower costs, improve profitability and maximize patient outcomes.
Time Warner Cable director of healthcare vertical markets, Jim Nelson, spoke of TWC’s growing role in healthcare and its focus on providing quality service. Nelson also reviewed TWC’s Set Back Box, a solution that replaces cathode ray tube technology that often results in unsanitary conditions due to the difficulty in keeping it clean. Nelson closes by discussing the managed services and applications that TCS provides, as well as home health monitoring.
The ability to remotely manage an install base of devices running the Android™ OS is the foundation of Honeywell’s approach to solving the associated business concerns. Currently, there are multiple third party companies that focus on building remote management and security solutions for Android™.
Deborah Robin, MD, MHCM, medical director at Lumeris, spoke about the role Lumeris is playing to help enable PHM while simplifying data. Robin also discusses the “journey” to value-based care and how Lumeris is helping providers better manage it.
Metro Healthcare Solutions used HIMSS to announce the launch of several of its products, and VP Erik VanLaningham took the opportunity to talk specifically about Metro’s latest mobile computing cart.
If one took the prevalence of analytics at HIMSS at face value, sophisticated implementation of population health management is already a done deal. This is obviously not the case. However, this year, it was relatively easy to see real progress and momentum in the alignment of IT to innovative care and business processes. By Charlotte Davies, Lead Analyst, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Ovum
GE Healthcare’s director of marketing, integrated care, Tim Caver, was at HIMSS discussing the transition in healthcare from volume based to value based. Caver explains how GE Healthcare has reorganized its portfolio to stay ahead of the curve.
