The healthcare sector accounts for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Health systems have a moral obligation to reduce these emissions, experts argued during HIMSS23. The panelists shared tips about climate change mitigation strategies, such as to ask all tech vendors for their carbon reduction plan and to look for savings in the energy budget.
About 70% of hospital IT pilots fail or face major challenges, yet it's rare for hospitals to discuss these setbacks. At HIMSS23, two nursing informatics leaders argued that project failure is nothing to be ashamed of because it can teach hospitals valuable lessons about what they need for technology initiatives to thrive in the future.
Health technologies are often built based on the "reference man" and frequently don't take other demographics into account. It shouldn't be this way, experts argued on a panel Thursday at the HIMSS 2023 conference.
A cell phone is one of the best tools to have when caring for those experiencing homelessness, two experts said during a Tuesday panel at the HIMSS 2023 conference in Chicago.
Healthcare entities need to think more strategically about managing risk by implementing a robust cybersecurity framework such as the National Institute of