Last year, the U.S. healthcare system faced unimaginable demands created by the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2021 also was a banner year for healthcare data breaches – more than 40 million individuals’ health records were exposed. Nor are the cyber threats limited to personal records. Ransomware attacks locked down and encrypted hospitals’ and health departments’ data, and the Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I r...

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is the can’t-miss healthcare event of the year, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to reimagine health and wellness for everyone, everywhere. HIMSS members and healthcare professionals—from CIOs and senior executives to providers and payers to IT consultants and entrepreneurs—attend thi...

There are so many changes rippling through the healthcare sector, it is easy to forget that the point of introducing innovative new technologies is to provide better outcomes for patients. Digital transformation can enable healthcare providers and researchers to make better-informed decisions on everything from what factors contribute to cancer to treating and preventing the spread of emerging novel diseases such as COVID-19. Programs such as...

Government healthcare leaders know that patient experience and workforce engagement are intertwined, but often teams lack the time and resources to analyze this data in real time and understand the connection. Additionally, the pandemic has exposed lingering inequities in the way healthcare, and other social services are delivered at the federal, state, and local levels. Leaders agree that improving patient experience and enhancing employee en...

As the global pandemic drags into its second year, pressure grows on the healthcare sector – whether public or private, federal, state or local – to deliver innovative, data-based services to patients. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, in its 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, identified building a secure, data-driven ecosystem to accelerate research and innovation and connecting hea...

The pandemic has had a drastic effect on the delivery of healthcare in the U.S., beyond the incredible strain of providing care to Covid-19 patients. For instance, telehealth use has exploded, as doctors turn to virtual visits instead of appointments in their offices. But the security of healthcare IT and OT systems lags far behind most other sectors. In October 2020, the FBI, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Cybersecurity an...

VA Initiatives for Women Veterans Women consist of almost 2 million or about 10% of the total current veteran population, and the number is expected to continue to rise. Recent legislation, both the John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Bill and Deborah Sampson Act, is working to bolster services for women veterans in areas such as counseling, women health providers, retrofitting VA facilities, and more. Please join us for a VA Federal Insi...

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is the can’t-miss health information and technology event of the year, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to reimagine health and wellness for everyone, everywhere. Thousands of healthcare professionals—from senior executives to providers to payers to IT consultants to entrepreneurs—att...

The core goal of any public sector healthcare facility is to provide the best possible care for their patients. But those facilities are also charged with the safekeeping of their patient’s medical data and personal information. Exactly how that data should be protected is tightly defined through regulations like the electronic protected health information rules as well as laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

While telehealth is a necessary and beneficial solution during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, its growing use can jeopardize the safety of sensitive patient data and privacy. Observing best practices for data collection, storage, management, and destruction is essential to collaboration, compliance, governance, and patient data privacy. Join us to explore new practices and technologies that are helping organizations use data in innovative way...