Category: himss

The silver linings at HIMSS 21

Daily, Events, himss, MedCity Influencers, News, SYN, Top Story / August 16, 2021 August 16, 2021

Much like COVID-19 forced us all to slow down, to have more meaningful conversations and collaborations, so, too, did HIMSS21.

HIMSS21 Day 3 Roundup: Sharecare Acquires CareLinx, Verizon Telehealth, Samsung

CareLinx, digital health, Health IT, himss, Most Popular, Samsung, Sharecare, Telehealth / August 11, 2021 August 11, 2021

Sharecare Acquires On-Demand Home Health Platform CareLinx for $65M Sharecare today announced that it has closed its acquisition of CareLinx , an on-demand home health platform of tech-enabled care providers from Europ Assistance, one of the largest global assistance companies. Under the terms of the agreement, the acquisition is valued at approximately $65M, consisting of $54.6M in …

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Building bridges to the future of care

#HealthcareNow, Cisco CX, Cisco CX for healthcare, Healthcare, himss, HIMSS 2021, Webex Instant Connect, Webex Instant Connect for virtual care / August 3, 2021 August 3, 2021

It’s almost unimaginable that a year and a half ago, a global pandemic unlike anything we’ve ever seen, upturned our world. Overnight, we were forced to reimagine learning, reimagine work, and reimagine care. Now, eighteen months later, healthcare is at another critical inflection point, as we look at the future of care and how the …

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Yes, vaccination will be required to attend HIMSS this year

2021, Conference, Covid-19 Vaccine, Daily, Health IT, Health Tech, himss, HLTH, Policy, SYN, Top Story / May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

Two healthcare conferences with in-person events slated for later this year will require people to be vaccinated. HIMSS’ annual conference, which will be held in Las Vegas in August, is one of them.

HIMSS to settle class action exhibitor lawsuit for $2.8M

Conference, COVID-19, Daily, Health IT, himss, Legal, settlement, SYN, Top Story / March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021

A district judge granted preliminary approval to a settlement for a class action suit brought against HIMSS by exhibitors for its conference last year. Per the settlement, HIMSS will create a $2.8 million fund to pay back exhibitors and will credit a portion of the funds they paid to future conferences.

5 Post-Acute Care Industry Trends to Watch in 2021

Acute Care, CMS, Health IT, healthcare technology, himss, home health, Interoperability, model, Partners, Patient Care, post-acute care, public health, risk / December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020

What You Should Know: – Healthcare technology company Forcura names the five most significant trends for the post-acute care industry in 2021. The post-acute care (PAC) sector saw some of its most profound challenges this year, from deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to a suddenly accelerated need for the services provided by …

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5 Steps for Interoperability Excellence for Healthcare Providers

Care Coordination, CMS, critical access hospitals, foundational, Health IT, Health IT Interoperability, Health Systems, healthcare it, Heart, himss, Hospital Readmissions, Information Blocking, Interoperability, Meaningful Use, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Office of the National Coordinator, ONC, Opinion, Partners, Patient Access, Patient Care, patient experience, Patient Privacy, patient safety, public health, virtual care, Vital / December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020

Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates As if 2020 couldn’t be any more challenging for healthcare providers, new federal rules on interoperability and patient access, granting patients direct access to their healthcare data, begin taking effect this November and continue into 2022. These rules, while ultimately beneficial to patients, bring an additional level of operational complexity to …

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Phishing attacks most common cybersecurity incident at US healthcare organizations

attacks, cybersecurity, Daily, Health IT, himss, hospitals, News, Phishing, ransomware, Survey, SYN, Top Story / November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020

A survey of healthcare cybersecurity professionals by HIMSS details the most common types of cyber attacks, it’s impact on patient care as well as solutions hospitals and health systems have implemented to prevent falling prey to this type of criminal activity.

Analysis: July Health IT M&A Activity; Public Company Performance

ACA, ALLSCRIPTS, Amazon, apple, big data, CIOX, cloud, Department of Health and Human Services, digital health, Doctor on Demand, Donald Trump, Edifecs, Facebook, Genomics, global health, google, Heal, Health and Human Services, Health Catalyst, Health IT, healthcare growth, Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions, Healthfinch, himss, HIT, Humana, integrity, IPO, M&A, Microsoft, mobile health, NLP, Optum, Optum Ventures, Partners, Payers, Pharmacy, primary care, Private Equity, R1, Sema4, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Truepill, Walgreens, WASHINGTON / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020

– Healthcare Growth Partners’ (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of July 2020. While a pandemic ravages the country, technology valuations are soaring. The Nasdaq hit an all-time high during the month of July, sailing through the 10,000 mark to post YTD gains …

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Skill up with the HIMSS 2020 Digital Conference

#HealthcareNow, #PublicSectorNow, cybersecurity, Healthcare, himss, HIMSS2020, security, Telehealth, virtual care / May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020

Follow along with our new blog series #HealthcareNow and #PublicSectorNow, where we’ll addresses healthcare innovation around the world and how to maintain business continuity in today’s health climate. The healthcare industry is changing at a rapid pace. Healthcare providers are scaling virtual consultations and telehealth faster than ever before. Optimizing the clinical experience and empowering healthcare staff to …

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Telemedicine & Telehealth Emerge as Medical Marketing Opportunities During COVID

ALLSCRIPTS, AMC HEALTH, American Well Physician Survey, American Well's Telehealth Index, Apple FaceTime, BayCare Health System, coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 Healthcare Marketing, David Craig, Doctor Marketing, DOXY.ME, EVISIT, FaceTime, Healthcare Marketing, Healthcare Marketing Agency, healthcare technology, HHS, himss, hipaa, HIPAA regulations, Medical Economics, Medical Marketing, MEDICI, physician reimbursement, PricewaterhouseCooper Health Research Institute, PWC Health Research Institute, SIMPLEVISIT, SPRUCE HEALTH, Sykes TeleHealth Services, Telehealth, Telehealth Marketing, Telehealth options, Telemedicine, telemedicine marketing, UPDOX, Zoom / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020

March 17, 2020, may well be remembered as the day the telemedicine revolution finally took off. Telemedicine and Telehealth‘s adoption, fast-tracked by Coronavirus/COVID, will create profound changes in how healthcare services are provided — while also spawning new healthcare marketing opportunities. Telemedicine & Telehealth: Innovation & Opportunities Earlier last month, in the interest of public safety, …

Telemedicine & Telehealth Emerge as Medical Marketing Opportunities During COVID