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.
Transformation and Your New EHR: The Communications and Change Leadership Playbook for Implementing Electronic Health Records
1st Edition
By Dennis R. Delisle, Andy McLamb, Samantha Inch
June 30, 2021
Transformation and Your New EHR offers a robust communication and change leadership approach to support electronic health record (EHR) implementations and transformation journeys. This book highlights the approach and philosophy of communication, change leadership, and systems and process design, ...
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 ...
The Lean Electronic Health Record: A Journey toward Optimized Care
1st Edition
By Ronald G. Bercaw, Kurt A. Knoth, MBA Snedaker
December 18, 2020
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a reflection of the way your organization conducts business. If you’re looking to make lasting improvements in the delivery of care, you must start with looking at the system from your patient’s perspective to understand what is of value and what is simply ...
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 ...
Effective Lifecycle Management of Healthcare Applications: Utilizing a Portfolio Framework
1st Edition
By Susan M. Houston, Ryan Kennedy
February 03, 2020
The rapid growth of software applications within healthcare organizations has made it essential to have defined methodologies and formal processes for the management of the entire Information Technology (IT) portfolio. Utilizing a portfolio management framework throughout an application’s lifecycle...
Applied Population Health: Delivering Value-Based Care with Actionable Registries
1st Edition
By Barbara Berkovich, PhD, MA, Amy Sitapati, MD
December 17, 2019
Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems today provide increasing levels of clinical decision support and are the fulcrum for change for value-based healthcare delivery. Billions of dollars of government and insurer payments are dependent on evidence-based workflow design and quality report. In this ...
Thriving in the Healthcare Market: Strategies from an Industry-Insider for Selling Your Product
1st Edition
By Glenn Pearson, FACHE
September 13, 2019
Interesting, engaging and informative with good examples. As Chief Medical Officer of a biotech startup that has to sell into the C-suite, I will be buying copies for our entire sales team. Bob Lubitz, MD, MPH, FACHE, MACP Chief Medical Officer, 3Oe Scientific, Inc. At 18% of GDP, healthcare ...