HIMSS
This channel contains news about the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), including coverage of its annual meeting. HIMSS is a leading resource for health information technology (IT).This includes all health IT components, including electronic medical records (EMR), PACS, subspecialty reporting systems, remote viewing systems, cybersecurity and archive/storage.
Technology | Enterprise Imaging | January 19, 2017
January 19, 2017 — Intelerad Medical Systems announced a partnership with Laurel Bridge Software that will allow...
News | Mobile Devices | January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017 — Four organizations have announced they are forming a new, multi-stakeholder collaboration, Xcertia,...
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | January 03, 2017
January 3, 2017 — Royal Philips recently announced that its e-Alert was awarded “Most Innovative IoT Solution” at the ...
Today's cardiovascular information systems need to incorporate all facets of the cardiology department, including subspecialties, to allow a complete picture of a patient's record. These data also need to be able to be shared with enterprise data systems, such as the electronic medical record (EMR). This image is from ScImage, illustrating the various aspects that integrate to make up a complete CVIS.
Feature | September 29, 2016 | Val Kapitula, RT(R), PMP, CIIP
Cardiovascular information and imaging systems (CVIS) have existed for many years in the dedicated sub-specialty areas...
Dynamic ECG waveforms displayed on an iPad using McKesson's mobile ECG viewer, which directly connects to the hospital's cardiovascular information system or ECG management system. This technology can help speed triage of STEMI patients, allowing diagnosis anywhere, rather than requiring cardiologists to walk down to an emergency department or drive into the hospital to view the ECG.
Feature | Mobile Devices | June 09, 2016 | Dave Fornell
The ubiquitous smartphone has found its way into the pockets of nearly every clinician and patient in recent years and...
Videos | HIMSS | May 13, 2016
ITN/DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new healthcare technology trends in health...
An example of a page from GE Healthcare's Cloud analytics software, showing percentage use of a hospital's operating rooms by procedure type and showing a breakdown of surgical supplies in drill down for one of these procedures.
Feature | Analytics Software | April 15, 2016 | Dave Fornell
With all areas of healthcare now migrating to electronic medical record (EMR) platforms, the data they contain can be...
Blog | HIMSS | March 24, 2016
The need for improved efficiency in healthcare and the new requirements of U.S. healthcare reform have rapidly made the...
Videos | Clinical Decision Support | March 24, 2016
Examples of clinical decision support software currently on the market that might be leveraged to address Stage 3...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | March 21, 2016
Don Woodlock, vice president and general manager of cardiology IT for GE Healthcare, highlights four new innovations...
Videos | Patient Engagement | March 21, 2016
Examples of patient engagement technologies for medical imaging to meet health IT Stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements....
News | Information Technology | March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for...
Videos | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | March 11, 2016
Examples of technologies on the market and a discussion of what to look for in PACS and CVIS workflow efficiencies with...
Technology | Patient Engagement | March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016 — Paxeramed Corp. has announced the release of version 2.0 of its patient engagement app CarePassport....
Videos | Inventory Management | March 10, 2016
Managing inventory in the procedural area is often a challenge that creates substantial waste and inefficiency that...
