Blogs tagged himss

Sentara Healthcare, a 126 year-old not-for-profit integrated healthcare system, is a national leader in improving medical options for its patients.  The organization, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, specializes in heart, kidney, and stroke... Read More »

Yesterday was the second day of HIMSS 2016. So far, the event has been jammed with great content scoping every aspect of information technology in the healthcare industry.  The exhibit floor is massive, and if you’re not using the hefty... Read More »

It’s a shocking fact published by the World Health Organization (WHO) that there are 14 million new cancer cases diagnosed every year, and it’s even more concerning that this number is expected to rise by 70% over the next two... Read More »

Recent “calls to action” to find a cure for cancer, patient data in the cloud, breakthroughs in new cancer treatments like T-cell therapy, and DNA genome analysis are all prominent topics of today. Currently, the role of the patient is... Read More »

Since President Barack Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative in January, precision medicine has been widely discussed among the media, health professionals, and patients. Of course, precision medicine is not a new topic.  There... Read More »

In my last blog, I talked about the announcement on first live deployment of project “Medical Insights” to Accelerate Personalized Treatment for Cancer Patients at HIMSS in Orlando last week. Today, I wanted to share the top highlights... Read More »

HIMSS (http://www.himssconference.org/index.aspx) is the largest healthcare conference in the world bringing together 37,000+ healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors (HIMSS veterans know to wear very, very comfortable shoes... Read More »

In my last blog about the state of healthcare innovation in 2014, I mentioned that I’ll talk about a specific innovative solution that SAP has developed on its SAP HANA® platform which is aimed at significantly improving health outcomes... Read More »

Are you ready? The single biggest healthcare event of the year is just around the corner! This year, the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference will be held at Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center in New Orleans... Read More »