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January 24, 2008
HIMSS Analytics Doubles the Number of Free Benchmark Reports Given to Healthcare Organizations
CHICAGO (January 24, 2008) – Today, HIMSS Analytics announces they’ve more than doubled the benchmarking reports made available to healthcare providers. The new reports include 27 additional hospital-level reports and 13 new reports that compare de-identified healthcare system IDS/datacenter information. These FREE hospital benchmarking reports are offered to all healthcare providers who complete HIMSS Analytics’ Annual Study, which populates the HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™).  The reports have enhanced, highly flexible peer-selection capabilities that enable users to define peers based on 32 characteristics.

January 7, 2008
Map the Canadian Healthcare IT Market with the New HIMSS Analytics Canadian Database^SM
CHICAGO (January 7, 2008) – Understanding the Canadian health information technology market demands access to credible and current information, data available in the just-released HIMSS Analytics Canadian Database.  HIMSS Analytics, known for its research and data collection efforts on hospitals and health systems throughout the United States, introduced the new Web-based database to expand industry knowledge about the Canadian healthcare IT market. 

November 5, 2007
Dedicated to Improving Health Status of Children, Two Healthcare Organizations Announce Collaboration
CHICAGO and ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 5, 2007) -- Understanding the benefits of health information technology in improving the delivery of health care, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and HIMSS AnalyticsTM LLC have aligned to jointly impact and make a positive difference with the use of health IT in the treatment of children. 

August 21, 2007
Hospital Size Doesn't Matter for EMR Sophistication, Says HIMSS Analytics White Paper
CHICAGO (August 21, 2007) -- Contrary to conventional wisdom, new research from the HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ DatabaseTM) has identified both general medical/surgical hospitals, and academic medical centers, that have successfully implemented almost fully automated or paperless electronic medical records as measured by HIMSS Analytics’ Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model (EMRAM).

August 16, 2007
Find the Data…Set the Strategy…with HIMSS State Dashboard
CHICAGO (August 16, 2007) – With ongoing demand for credible and current data on regional health information organizations and state health IT initiatives, the updated HIMSS State Dashboard, at www.himss.org/statedashboard/ now simplifies that search process. 

June 25, 2007
Growth in Market Research and Strategic Consulting Marks Three-Year Anniversary for HIMSS Analytics
CHICAGO (June 25, 2007) - It was in 2004 that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society launched its market research subsidiary HIMSS Analytics and acquired the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™. Now, just three years later, HIMSS Analytics has brought new leadership to the marketplace and upgraded and expanded its healthcare IT data mine.

May 16, 2007
HIMSS Analytics Publishes "Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market - 2007"

CHICAGO (May 16, 2007) - Today, HIMSS Analytics™ announced the release of the Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market - 2007. The publication, available in PDF format, is in its second year of publication and is based on an analysis of current data taken from the HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™). The HIMSS Analytics Database contains detailed IT information on more than 5,000 hospitals and 28,000 medical facilities in the U.S.

November 7, 2006
HIMSS Analytics Announces Four-Year Agreement with QuadraMed

CHICAGO (November 7, 2006) - HIMSS Analytics™ announced today the signing of a four-year agreement with QuadraMed® Corporation (Amex: QD) to provide its Web-enabled HIMSS Analytics™ Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™).

April 17, 2006
HIMSS Analytics™ LLC Introduces "Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market - 2006" Report

CHICAGO (April 17, 2006) - With data from the HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ DatabaseT) HIMSS Analytics has completed a new research report on the U.S. hospital IT market that reviews market spending forecasts, IT application penetration, market share of IT vendors, IT vendor selection projections, and market summaries and analysis for financial and clinical application systems used in hospitals.

January 20, 2006
HIMSS Analytics Announces New Products at HIMSS 2006

(January 20, 2006) - HIMSS Analytics™ LCC, the source of Innovative Research for Informed Decisions, announced today new products and enhancements to their HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™) that will be shown at their booth #2527 at the 2006 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, Feb. 12-16. One of the new features to be highlighted is a database of vendor-supplied product information for use by CIOs who participate in the HIMSS Analytics survey.

January 10, 2006
HIMSS Analytics LLC Announces Eight-Year Agreement
with Siemens Medical Solutions

CHICAGO (January 10, 2006) - HIMSS Analytics™ announced today the signing of an eight-year agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions to provide its Web-enabled HIMSS Analytics™ Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database™). HIMSS Analytics released the Web version of the database to all clients in May 2005.

 

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