The greatest benefit of utilizing integrated mobile technologies is increased access to patient information and the ability to view data from a remote location, according to a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics survey of 170 healthcare IT and clinical personnel that was released at the HIMSS annual conference in Orlando, Fla.

ORLANDO--The Connected Patient Learning Gallery, a new element in the exhibit hall this year, is the result of requests from HIMSS members who asked for one place to showcase innovative health IT products and services that address various aspects of electronically engaging providers and patients as well as ways to integrate these products for patient care.

David W. Bates, MD, MSc, shares his extensive research on how CDS can better aid patient safety efforts.

A Mobile Health Provider Program being implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is designed to leverage the power of mHealth to "transform the way clinicians and patients interact.”

Good morning! Here are some interesting developments from the official opening day of the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.

ORLANDO--Steward Health Care Network in Boston became one of five Pioneer accountable care organizations in January 2012 which meant it had 90 days to start meeting numerous requirements.

ORLANDO—The role of the CMIO is evolving and expanding beyond the support of applications to include responsibility for larger, organization-wide operational and strategic objectives, according to a presentation at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

The CommonWell Health Alliance, the health IT vendor-led interoperability coalition, has expanded again.