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Samsung Medical Center in South Korea (SMC) has become the first healthcare provider in the world to reach the highest stage for the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM).

Dave Garets, whose four decades of experience in healthcare and technology included work as a technical specialist at AT&T, a hospital chief information officer, a management consultant and early leadership at HIMSS Analytics, died Monday at age 73. He passed away March 28, following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Garets, whose work at AT&T in the 1980s was followed

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf highlighted the urgency of health equity and brought greetings from Pope Francis, while former Disney executive Ben Sherwood celebrated the power of storytelling, innovation and human connection.

The fact that Congress has maintained the controversial rider in its FY22 budget will hamper recent encouraging progress on a national strategy on patient identification and matching, the group says.

This year's HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is taking place March 14-18 in Orlando, Florida, and online.

HIMSS President & CEO Hal Wolf has been selected to moderate a panel discussion for Scotland Digital Health and Wellness Day at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Global digital health experts at HIMSS21 Middle East have been sharing their perceptions on how to apply advanced technology to better prepare for future pandemics and health crises.

The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and HIMSS co-hosted the third annual Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe (DHAGE) and agreed that digital services should be based on public, rather than organisational, need.

The commission, convened by The Lancet and the Financial Times, argued in a recent report that the promise of digital transformations requires a paradigm shift.

The opening keynote discussion at HIMSS APAC 21 provided insights into building sustainable health systems.