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Its Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs aims to make changes that allow providers to focus on patients.

In the U.S., recruiting internationally educated nurses is addressing the ongoing nursing shortages.

With the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition set to take over Orlando March 9-13, here's a look at some of the impressive logistics behind the year's biggest healthcare information and technology show.

In the first edition of the HIMSS TV series "Assimilation," we take a tour of Inova Fairfax Hospital, where operative simulators and immersive 3D help residents in training and physicians hone their surgical skills.

Dr. Simon Wallace, CCIO at Nuance Communications UK Ltd., says speech recognition can increase the time clinicians spend with patients, and using the technology in the cloud will ensure clinicians are less restricted.

Female nurses have been at greater risk of suicide since 2005, and male nurses since 2011, with the problem largely going unaddressed.

Data from an Aetna International survey also suggest that employers and convenient digital tools could play a role in connecting these potential patients to care.

A majority of employers, meanwhile, said they are viewing workforce digital health offerings as a worthwhile investment, according to a new Mercer Marsh Benefits, Mercer and Oliver Wyman report.

Egypt is looking to deploy best practice technology solutions across Africa, says Dr. Ahmed Safwat Mitwalli Elassal, board member with the Egyptian General Authority of Healthcare.

Mark Hutchinson, chief digital officer at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, says the support of the clinical workforce has been imperative in successfully embedding a digital strategy to improve the patient experience.