Across the globe, gaps in healthcare are large, persistent and increasing as health crises continue to exacerbate and amplify health inequities—the systematic, unjust and avoidable variances in the opportunities individuals have to achieve optimal health. Differences in access and availability to health-enhancing resources are driven by structural inequities like racism, ableism and classism. These larger forces permeate every aspect of...

How are you managing stress and prioritizing your mental health due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? More than ever before, the global workforce has become “digital” post COVID-19. This live event will focus on the new abnormal reality of living in the informatics/digital world and beyond as we all seek to prioritize the mental health of ourselves and those around us. Together, we will learn how to increase the awareness of...

During Episode 3, Cleveland Clinic will be leading their highly important SHIELD program with sought-after curriculum addressing workplace violence, trauma-informed care, emergency management, drug epidemics and current safety and security advancements all caregivers should be equipped with. Continuing education hours will be awarded. Cleveland Clinic Enterprise is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by th...

Organizations waste too much time managing their data center infrastructure to effectively focus on their differentiation. This acts as a roadblock for all sorts of business changing ambitions, and holds back transformation. Radically simplifying operations, adopting automation, and moving workloads to the cloud are key to realizing IT's potential as a change agent. Join our panelists as they discuss their journey and take home some tips to im...

Member experience platforms are a powerful and underused hub of healthcare consumer data. What once was just a basic branch of customer service is now a point of great potential if coupled with advanced analytics to empower better customer experiences. Healthcare payers can reduce case resolution time, increase self-service efficiency, and boost sales-to-service conversion rates if they use an effective omni-channel platform. Is your organizat...

There’s no question that ransomware is a growing threat. High-profile ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals and healthcare systems around the globe have made headlines in 2020. Now, more than ever, preventing attacks from happening is critical for the protection of your patients and the health of your organization. Join AWS, CrowdStrike, and HIMSS on December 8 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT for an industry perspective panel where expert...

Join us at the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum—where healthcare’s top data security and privacy pros share how to prepare for next-generation threats amid the industry’s move to consumerization. This is a critical moment for healthcare cybersecurity professionals as data security risks and phishing threats reach peak numbers. Between February and March 2020, there was an almost 50% increase in reported cybersecurity breaches...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency, use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring has increased on a massive scale – with some health systems seeing the volume of virtual care visits increase by more than 4,000%.But as providers rush to roll out new telehealth programs and scale up existing ones, there are some key privacy and security risk factors they must also manage. New technologies, new workflows and new resp...

The use of mobile computers and handheld communication devices continues to rise in the healthcare industry. However, only 40% of respondents feel that their healthcare organization’s current mobile communications solution meets all of their needs, according to recent HIMSS research on key factors for choosing enterprise mobile device solutions. With both consumer and enterprise mobile devices being leveraged across hospitals and health...

Learn how AI & Machine Learning tools are enabling effective communication and collaboration between clinicians, care teams and patients in a new healthcare landscape. Understand the impact recent CMS Interoperability rulings, COVID-19, and telehealth are having on value-based care initiatives. Hear from one of Microsoft’s leading subject matter experts, Srini Surendranath, Worldwide Customer Lead, Office for Health, as he shares his...