Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is dedicated to improving healthcare in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, interoperability, and care access through the use of health information technology (HIT) and data management systems. HIMSS has played a key role over the past 20 years in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system from a paper file systems to integrated digital informatics systems. The annual HIMSS conference has grown to become one of the largest healthcare meetings because of the importance of health informatics touching all areas of healthcare.

HIMSS and SIIM join forces to tackle enterprise imaging challenges

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) are teaming up in an effort to advance the adoption and capabilities of enterprise-wide image sharing strategies.

February 25, 2016

Fujifilm Continues to Advance VNA Technology and Interoperability at HIMSS 2016

Healthcare providers realize efficiencies and reduce costs with Synapse VNA

February 22, 2016

HIMSS reports on 2016’s ‘growth technologies’

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.

February 9, 2016
Cloud

HIMSS: Cloud-based image storage up in 2015

Despite some general concerns about keeping data safe and secure, cloud-based image storage was up in 2015, according to a recent report published by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

January 8, 2016
Chicago

HIMSS15: Apr. 12-16, 2015

The HIMSS Annual Conference, in Chicago in 2015, is the largest health IT event in the industry. Healthcare professionals, clinicians and executives from around the world gather to explore the value of health IT through education, networking and solutions and discover new ways to advance innovation, make a greater impact and improve outcome.

February 26, 2015

2015 SPIE Medical 2/21/15-2/26/15

Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound.

January 12, 2015

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SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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