Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) have announced the winner of the first Brazil and Latin America HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2019. The award recognises outstanding achievements globally in the usage of health information and technology.
The Award has been running since 2013 and has held a number of editions in other international regions, namely the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe. This year marks the launch of the Brazil and Latin America Award. HIMSS and Elsevier have received several submissions from Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. All submissions demonstrated how their digital solutions have contributed to the betterment of the quality of patient care.
The judges for this year’s award consisted of a distinguished panel of leading healthcare professionals. These include: Guilherme Rabello, Member of the Innovation Committee of the Hospital das Clínicas and Head of Innovation, InovaIncor; Daniel Greca, Partner-Director, KPMG; Claudio Giuliano, CEO at Folks and LATAM Lead for HIMSS Analytics; John Rayner, Regional Director, HIMSS Analytics; and Tim Morris, Commercial Portfolio and Partnerships Director, Elsevier. The winner and finalists were revealed during the ceremony at the HIMSS@Hospitalar Conference and Exhibition held on May 21, 2019.
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