The Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) and Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced the finalists for the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards. The award recognises the organisations for outstanding achievement and innovation in the implementation and usage of health information and technology (ICT).
The 'Outstanding ICT Achievement Awaard' celebrates teams who have harnessed information and technology to successfully advance patient care and safety. The 'Outstanding ICT Innovation Award' focuses on those who have creatively leveraged existing technology or developed ground-breaking new solutions, to significantly enhance patient care and outcomes, and drive greater ICT adoption.
The awards will be announced at the HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference on May 28, in Sitges, Spain. Four organisations have been short-listed for the awards. The two finalists for the 'Outstanding ICT Achievement Award' are: STEPLA - Swiping with the patient to get their own words into the digital health records system, Praktikertjänst, Sweden; and Introduction of a Computerized Decision Support Solution - Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) di Vimercate, Italy.
The three finalists for the 'Outstanding ICT Innovation Award' are: e-Nabız Personal Health Record System - Sağlik Bilgi Sistemleri Genel Müdürlüğü (SBSGM) & Ministry of Health Turkey, Turkey; Unimpeded Health Communication Center (ESIM) - Sağlik Bilgi Sistemleri Genel Müdürlüğü (SBSGM) & Ministry of Health Turkey, Turkey; and Clinical decision support in sepsis: Impact of the implementation of an electronic order set on the management and outcomes of sepsis - Hospital Marina Salud Denia, Spain.
The HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards are being hosted in Europe for the second time and have previously been celebrated in the Asia Pacific region for more than five years and the Middle East region for three. It reflects Elsevier's on-going global commitment to supporting healthcare providers to continually evolve, to meet the needs of a changing population. All the shortlisted projects use robust data and insight to streamline systems and make better use of healthcare practitioner skills in order to better manage patients and improve clinical outcomes.
The winner will be announced on May 28 during the awards ceremony at HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference in Sitges, Spain.
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