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30 Oct 2018

Defining and Benchmarking Healthcare Information Networks

HIMSS Asia Pacific speaks with Dr. Brandan Lovelock, Health Practice Lead, ANZ, Cisco to find out more about this, the INFRAM and why delegates should attend his session at HIMSS AsiaPac18!

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26 Oct 2018

A Better Way to Manage 9 Million Pages of Paper

Paper health information presents significant challenges to large hospital environments. Due to the clinical risks that having a predominantly paper health record causes, Mater decided to take action to address the challenges of paper health records, which also resulted in significant increases in efficiency and cost reduction, all pre-dating the commencement of an EMR implementation. HIMSS Asia Pacific speaks with Sallyanne Wissmann, Director Information Management, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, ahead of her presentation at HIMSS AsiaPac18.

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9 Oct 2018

Keeping in PACE with health IT and continuous learning at the Singapore Armed Forces

RADM (Dr) Tang Kong Choong, Chief of the SAF Medical Corps, gave an update on the recent developments at the organisation and some lessons learnt behind the implementation of the third generation EMR system.

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Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 3)

22 May 2017

In this last part of the series, regional thought leaders weigh in on physician-led team-based care. This is what they have to say:

Emergence of Self- Learning and Self-Defending Cyber Security Solutions

22 May 2017

HIMSS Asia Pacific speaks to Mr. Sanjay, Managing Director for Darktrace Asia Pacific, to learn more about the trends of cyber threats, especially those facing the healthcare industry, and how we can strengthen our defense against these threats. Darktrace, a world leader in Enterprise Immune System technology for cyber security, has won several awards, including the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2016.

Engaging the ePatient

28 April 2017

Consumers and patients are increasingly engaging more with their health. Many do so through the use of devices, apps and wearables. We look at the update of these technologies in the USA and APAC, and what this means for patient engagement

Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 2)

25 April 2017

In this second part of our three-part series examining the role of the physician in team-based care, we speak to Stephen Lieber, President & CEO of HIMSS. Stephen shares his thoughts about the advantages of physician-led team based care, the future of team-based care, critical building blocks for effective teams and more.

The IoT Race Towards 2019

30 March 2017

According to a report by Aruba, the IoT market is estimated to explode by 2019 with countries globally gearing toward IoT.
With the Global IoT healthcare market estimated to grow from $32.4 billion in 2015 to $163.2 billion by 2020.

Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 1)

24 March 2017

When we mention Team-based care, there are often to be a few questions that comes to mind like, Does it need to be physician-led? What are the benefits and how do we ensure high quality of care with a team comprising of professionals from various background? We will explore these various questions and provide a clearer picture to these questions and more!

Managing the Top 10 Hazards of Health IT

24 February 2017

The ECRI Institute publishes an annual report on the Top 10 Technology Hazards. The institute’s team of scientists, engineers, clinicians and other patient safety analysts nominate key hazards to consider based on insights gained and expertise such as investigating incidents etc. They weigh factors such as severity, frequency, breadth, insidiousness, profile and preventability when producing the final list of hazards. HIMSS Asia Pacific’s Melissa Leong asks more questions about the 2017 list to Mr. Eric Woo, Regional Director, ECRI Asia Pacific.

Value STEPS to Better Clinical (and Business) Outcomes: The HIMSS Value Suite

20 January 2017

The HIMSS Value Suite recognizes and provides structure and vocabulary to help enterprises organize its value strategy.
Health IT creates five kinds of benefit to patients, healthcare providers and communities and highlights hundreds of example and resources for hospitals, physician practices, communities and accountable care organizations.

Views from the Top: 2017 Health ICT Trends by HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award Participants

30 December 2016

Drawing inspiration from their outstanding award submissions this year, twelve industry thought leaders from around the world share their views on: “Which area of health ICT do you see having the greatest impact on healthcare in your region in 2017”. What can organizations do to continue impacting lives and creating a healthier future?

Infographic: HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards Through the Years 2013 - 2017

30 December 2016

The innovative use of health information and technology has helped to raise standards in patient care and safety. Click here for a summary for the benefits that IT projects had generated for the organizations.

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Defining and Benchmarking Healthcare Information Networks

30 Oct 2018

HIMSS Asia Pacific speaks with Dr. Brandan Lovelock, Health Practice Lead, ANZ, Cisco to find out more about this, the INFRAM and why delegates should attend his session at HIMSS AsiaPac18!

Exclusive Articles

A Better Way to Manage 9 Million Pages of Paper

26 Oct 2018

Paper health information presents significant challenges to large hospital environments. Due to the clinical risks that having a predominantly paper health record causes, Mater decided to take action to address the challenges of paper health records, which also resulted in significant increases in efficiency and cost reduction, all pre-dating the commencement of an EMR implementation. HIMSS Asia Pacific speaks with Sallyanne Wissmann, Director Information Management, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, ahead of her presentation at HIMSS AsiaPac18.

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Keeping in PACE with health IT and continuous learning at the Singapore Armed Forces

9 Oct 2018

RADM (Dr) Tang Kong Choong, Chief of the SAF Medical Corps, gave an update on the recent developments at the organisation and some lessons learnt behind the implementation of the third generation EMR system.

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Khon Kaen Smart Health Project will be Completed in 2019

25 Sep 2018

Just last month, IDC Thailand named the city as having the most outstanding smart-city project in APAC ex Japan, alongside Phuket.

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Working towards a Clinically Integrated Healthcare Supply Chain with H-SIMM

6 Sep 2018

Ahead of the November conference, Dr. Snowdon gives us a preview of the H-SIMM model and shares how supply chain is critical to patient care.

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Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 3)

Emergence of Self- Learning and Self-Defending Cyber Security Solutions

Engaging the ePatient

Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 2)

The IoT Race Towards 2019

Providing High Quality Team-based Care: Why the Physician? (Part 1)

Managing the Top 10 Hazards of Health IT

Value STEPS to Better Clinical (and Business) Outcomes: The HIMSS Value Suite

Views from the Top: 2017 Health ICT Trends by HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award Participants

Infographic: HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards Through the Years 2013 - 2017

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