HIMSS Book Series
About the Book Series
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology. HIMSS is a cause-based, global enterprise producing health IT thought leadership, education, events, market research and media services around the world. Founded in 1961, HIMSS encompasses more than 52,000 individuals, of which more than two-thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations across the globe, plus over 600 corporations and 250 not-for-profit partner organizations, that share this cause.
Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World, Book 1: Realizing Digital Health - Bold Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing
3rd Edition
Edited
By Connie White Delaney, Charlotte A. Weaver, Joyce Sensmeier, Lisiane Pruinelli, Patrick Weber
April 29, 2022
In just the past decade, the emergence of digital health has finally become palpable. Enhanced by the pandemic, social justice events, and planetary health urgency, Realizing Digital Health – Bold Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing explores that evolution with a focus on capturing the current...
The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Informatics Professional
2nd Edition
Edited
By JoAnn Klinedinst
March 11, 2022
Engaging in ongoing, continuing professional development (CPD) is a strategic imperative for the health informatics professional. In our global economy, healthcare is fast-paced, dynamic, and ever-changing. While this rapid change is both exciting and exhausting, digital health transformation is ...
The CPHIMS Review Guide, 4th Edition: Preparing for Success in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
4th Edition
By Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Mara Daiker
December 23, 2021
Whether you’re taking the CPHIMS exam or simply want the most current and comprehensive overview in healthcare information and management systems today, this completely revised and updated fourth edition has it all. But for those preparing for the CPHIMS exam, this book is also an ideal study ...
The Project Manager's Guide to Health Information Technology Implementation
3rd Edition
By Susan M. Houston
December 17, 2021
This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry. It can be used as a guide for beginners as well as a reference for current project managers who might be new to software implementations. Utilizing the Project ...
Cultivating a Digital Culture for Effective Patient Engagement: A Strategic Framework and Toolkit for Health-Provider Websites
1st Edition
By Lorren Pettit
September 30, 2021
Cultivating a Digital Culture for Effective Patient Engagement offers a strategic framework for healthcare provider websites in order to support patient engagement and connected health initiatives. Referred to as the Health Empowerment Web Strategy Index (HEWSi), the proposed framework is ...
The Digital Reconstruction of Healthcare: Transitioning from Brick and Mortar to Virtual Care
1st Edition
By Paul Cerrato, John Halamka
June 08, 2021
The complex challenges facing healthcare require innovative solutions that can make patient care more effective, easily available, and affordable. One such solution is the digital reconstruction of medicine that transitions much of patient care from hospitals, clinics, and offices to a variety of ...
Beyond EHR: Using Technology to Meet Growing Demands and Deliver Better Patient Care
1st Edition
By Jeffery Daigrepont, EFPM, CAPPM
November 30, 2020
Today, it is not uncommon for practices and hospitals to be on their second or third EHR and/or contemplating a transition from the traditional on-premise model to a cloud-based system. As a follow-up to Complete Guide and Toolkit to Successful EHR Adoption (©2011 HIMSS), this book builds on the ...
Clinical Surveillance: The Actionable Benefits of Objective Medical Device Data for Critical Decision-Making
1st Edition
By John Zaleski
November 06, 2020
For more than a decade, the focus of information technology has been on capturing and sharing data from a patient within an all-encompassing record (a.k.a. the electronic health record, EHR), to promote improved longitudinal oversight in the care of the patient. There are both those who agree ...
mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems
1st Edition
Edited
By Rick Krohn, David Metcalf
September 23, 2020
mHealth: From Smartphone to Smart Systems provides a high level and comprehensive survey of the emergence of mobile technology healthcare. This book looks beyond the already-popular devices and apps associated with mHealth, exploring the major role this technology could play as healthcare steers ...
Blockchain for Medical Research: Accelerating Trust in Healthcare
1st Edition
By Sean Manion, Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy
March 19, 2020
It takes 17 years on average to bring new medical treatments ideas into evidence-based clinical practice. The growing replicability crisis in science further delays these "new miracles." Blockchain can improve science and accelerate medical research while bringing a new layer of trust to healthcare...
Building Connected Communities of Care: The Playbook For Streamlining Effective Coordination Between Medical And Community-Based Organizations
1st Edition
Edited
By Keith Kosel, Steve Miff
February 28, 2020
As a community, aligning efforts across a community to support the safety and well-being of vulnerable and underserved individuals is extraordinarily difficult. These individuals suffer disproportionally from health issues, job loss, a lack of stable housing, high utility costs, substance abuse, ...
AI in Health: A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the New Age of Intelligent Health Systems
1st Edition
By Tom Lawry
February 13, 2020
We are in the early stages of the next big platform shift in healthcare computing. Fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Cloud, this shift is already transforming the way health and medical services are provided. As the industry transitions from static digital repositories to intelligent ...