During the White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit on Feb. 25, National Institutes of Health director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, announced several new actions to accelerate the initiative.

New Platform Will Enable Telehealth Services, Allow Physicians and Patients to Access Medical Images and Reports.

HIMSS16 is coming up next week and again promises an overwhelming amount of opportunities to learn and network.

Falls Church, VA – Feb. 16, 2016 – Apollo PACS, the pioneer in enterprise imaging and clinical multimedia management solutions has announced it has changed its name to Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp, to better convey its expertise. 

The ongoing move from volume to value is driving numerous markets, including artificial inteligence, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan.

Interoperability remains top of mind for the healthcare industry. From the federal government’s Interoperability Roadmap to new standards, IT professionals are driving the seamless exchange of information. HIMSS16 has plenty to offer attendees looking to stay up-to-date.

The annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition has always aimed to address the latest concerns and challenges facing health IT and this year is no different, featuring presentations and keynotes from some of the major players in healthcare (and a guest appearance by one of the most famous players in the NFL).

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) introduced the ONC Tech Lab which “represents the way in which we will organize and approach the type of work we do,” according to a blog post written by Steven Posnack, MS, MHS, director of ONC’s Office of Standards and Technology.