HIMSS Europe launching the Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care

HIMSS Europe launching the Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care

The award is named after an English doctor who worked tirelessly to raise awareness around compassion in healthcare whilst undergoing treatment for cancer.
HIMSS-CHIME International

HIMSS, CHIME team-up to transform healthcare across the globe

The newly formed HIMSS-CHIME International organization will offer exclusive healthcare IT executive boot camps, leadership academies, certifications and events.
American Medical Association

AMA adopts mHealth app principles

The list of principles is designed to guide coverage and payment policies supporting the use of mHealth apps and associated devices.
USB stick that can test HIV levels

This USB stick can test HIV levels in less than 30 minutes

The device needs a single drop of blood to work, measuring the levels of HIV-1, changing the acidity and transmitting the results as an electrical signal.
Outstanding ICT Achievement Award

New digital healthcare award launched in Europe by HIMSS and Elsevier

Nominations for the category on "Outstanding ICT Achievement Award" are now open to all European public and private healthcare providers.
HIMSS

HIMSS Europe announces Women in Health IT Community

The initiative aims to give women a platform to share experiences and enable them to work together to close gender gaps.
Hugo platform

New platform to allow patients to become partners in research

Called Hugo, the platform was developed to allow people to acquire their health-related data as well as use it to participate in studies.
Move Data Forward Challenge

ONC unveils Move Data Forward Challenge with $250K in prizes

The challenge invites interested parties to create an API to allow people to securely authorize the movement of their health data to destinations they choose.
SpiroCall spirometer

Sensing tool could measure your lung function over phone call

Called SpiroCall, it targets people who have asthma, cystic fibrosis, or other lung disease, and have no way to measure how well their lungs are functioning.
RANKED Health

Hacking Medicine Institute unveils app review program

Called RANKED Health, it aims to provide unbiased and accurate information to help accelerate patient and provider adoption of digital health solutions.