HIMSS Press Room: Featured Stories

Healthcare Technology Leaders Identify Staffing Resources as Top Barrier to IT, According to New HIMSS Report

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST

For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation; instead, concerns about staffing resources was cited as the key barrier to IT.  According to the 23rd Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, released today, one-quarter of respondents said adequate staffing resources within their organizations is the top barrier to IT implementation and approximately two-thirds of respondents said their IT staff will increase in the next year.  Leading areas in which survey respondents require staff are in the areas of clinical decision support, network and architecture support and clinical informatics professionals.

Online Tool Offers Critical Pathway for Providers to Meet ICD-10 Deadline

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

HIMSS and AHIMA  introduce the ICD-10 Critical Pathway for Getting Started – 2012 and Beyond.  This free, online tool appears in the HIMSS ICD-10 PlayBook and targets providers, small or large, ambulatory clinic or acute care hospital, that have not yet begun ICD-10 planning and implementation. The timeline will be part of the presentation at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibtion’s ICD-10 Symposium, and also, at the AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Summit in April, 2012.

 Developed jointly, the timeline details steps healthcare providers must follow in the next 20 months (February 2012- October 2013) to meet the ICD-10 compliance deadline of October 1, 2013.  The two organizations have developed these steps to help providers reach the compliance date by following the steps in the critical path tool.

Hospitals Continue to Move toward Meeting Stage 1 of Meaningful Use

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST

New HIMSS Analytics data, reported in the December 2011 Summary of Meaningful Use Readiness, indicates  certain segments of hospitals show increased capability to achieve Stage 1 of meaningful use.

HIMSS Announces the 2012 mHealth Summit

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)  announced today that the 2012 mHealth Summit will take place Dec. 3 -5 at  the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C. The theme for the fourth annual summit is “Connecting the Mobile Health Ecosystem.” The mHealth Summit, a well-respected international conference, exhibition and networking event, is the largest gathering focused solely on the intersection of health and mobile information technology. 

 

HIMSS Calls for Maintaining October 1, 2013 ICD-10 Implementation Deadline for Most Healthcare Entities

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

ICD-10 represents one of the most comprehensive projects in healthcare today with far-reaching impacts throughout the healthcare delivery system. An added layer of complexity involves the implementation of other significant programs, such as Meaningful Use and 5010, in a similar period of time.  In light of these multiple requirements, HIMSS has polled the provider community to ascertain ICD-10 readiness.

MEDIA ALERT: Demonstration at HIMSS12 Offers First Glimpse at Results of Industry Collaboration to Capture the Full Patient Story

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Details of the relevance of the demonstration will be provided during a press briefing at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition.

Open Health Tools and HIMSS to Collaborate on Supporting Healthcare Standards Development, Conferences and Resources

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

Leaders of Open Health Tools, a nonprofit trade association that uses health IT to promote worldwide health and well-being, and HIMSS, a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare, have agreed to collaborate on several fronts, including the use of open source technology, conferences and resources, such as whitepapers and webinars. This collaboration will result in a new effort to deliver healthcare industry-specific guidance and non-proprietary solutions that aid in enabling the national vision of secure and seamless exchange of health information.

Vice President, Market Research

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

HIMSS Honors Three Clinicians with 2011 IT Leadership Awards

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST

HIMSS announces the recipients of its clinician IT leadership awards: Carol Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, and Kathleen Smith,  MScEd, RN-BC, FHIMSS, with the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Leadership Award and Russell Leftwich, MD, FAAAAI, FCCP,  with the HIMSS Physician IT Leadership Award.

HIMSS G7 Report Offers Insights on Five Areas of Risk for ICD-10 Conversion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST

With the ICD-10 conversion deadline of October 1, 2013, healthcare providers must address areas of risk involved in planning and implementing ICD-10 to avoid catastrophic consequences, according to the new HIMSS G7 report, ICD-10 Transformation:  Five Critical Risk Mitigation Strategies. This is the second G7 advisory report focused on ICD-10, with the first issued in spring 2011: HIMSS G7 Advisory Report:  ICD-10 PlayBook.

 