HIMSS19

No Health IT Workforce Exec for Over Half of Non-Acute Providers

February 19, 2019 - Hospitals and non-acute providers are using significantly different health IT workforce strategies to meet their technological needs, according to the 2019 HIMSS U.S. Leadership and Workforce Survey. The survey of over 260 health information and technology leaders from provider organizations, vendors, and consulting groups showed over one-half of...


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Finding Medicaid Eligibility Cuts Hospital Bad Debt by 10%

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Extending insurance discovery efforts to insured patients can boost a hospital’s Medicare bad debt recovery by as much as ten percent annually, a new analysis shows. Identifying insured patients...

Data Sharing Critical to Value-Based Purchasing, HHS Leaders Say

by Jacqueline LaPointe

To move the industry to value-based purchasing, healthcare leaders are putting healthcare data sharing and interoperability high on their priority lists in 2019. “Technology, and the sharing of...

Healthcare Consumerism, Supply Chain Generating Buzz at HIMSS19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Now more than ever, the healthcare industry is at a crossroads and the annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition reflects that. Healthcare spending is slated to increase at an annual rate of 5.5 percent...