The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced today that it is canceling the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition due to the severity of the coronavirus outbreak. Recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) led HIMSS to cancel the event, which was […]
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Four major medical associations collab to form Xcertia mobile health app guidance group
Four major medical associations said today they will group to form Xcertia, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on improving mobile health applications. The American Medical Association, American Heart Association, DHX Group and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will join together to create the non-profit corporation, which looks to establish and promote best practices for mobile […]
HIMSS survey reports high rate of security incidents
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society said yesterday that a survey of healthcare organizations revealed that ⅔ of responders experienced a disruptive cybersecurity incident in the recent past. The survey reached out to 297 individuals involved in healthcare information technology to examine the state of cybersecurity in the industry, HIMSS said. The survey reported that […]