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By Tammy Lovell | 10:21 am | April 17, 2020
The technology by Deputy offers a “touchless clock-in” for staff which enables them to register for work without touching a screen.  
Zero Trust
By Mike Miliard | 12:22 pm | April 15, 2020
"Cyber criminals will use a time of crisis to cover some of their actions in a very opportunistic way. And so we try to track and match our operations and vigilance to that."
By Fred Bazzoli | 05:21 pm | April 14, 2020
The crowdsourced approach, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, aims to facilitate fast-track research on ways to better protect front-line caregivers.
By Mike Miliard | 01:08 pm | April 13, 2020
St. Stephen's Hospital, based in Hervey Bay, Queensland, one of the first HIMSS Stage 7 hospitals in Australia, used bar coding, CPOE and change-management strategies to boost its patient safety.
Population Health
By Nathan Eddy | 02:36 pm | April 10, 2020
Operation PPE and other initiatives are leveraging computer science, mechanical engineering, 3D printers and laser cutting, drawing on the expertise of architecture firms worldwide.
By Mike Miliard | 12:26 pm | April 10, 2020
Physicians are now allowed to care for patients at rural hospitals "via phone, radio or online communication, without having to be physically present."
By Bill Siwicki | 04:58 pm | April 09, 2020
The HIMSS Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative & Community has curated tools and organized them into a set of online resources.
Population Health
By Joseph Goedert | 12:35 pm | April 07, 2020
At the Maine Rural Health Research Center, the goal is to help critical access hospitals find innovative and cost-effective ways to build healthier communities.
By Mike Miliard | 12:01 pm | April 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to innovative projects and creative thinking to address the shortages of PPE and respiratory machines using 3D printing.
By HIMSS News | 04:07 pm | April 03, 2020
In this second installment of our Your Stories feature, some Healthcare IT News readers describe their own thoughts and experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. We encourage you to continue sharing your own.