Call for Submissions Open for the Annual HIMSS-Elsevier European Digital Healthcare Award

The Awards will be presented during the HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference 2020 in Helsinki, Finland (26-28th May, 2020) 

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, are proud to announce the call for submissions for the Annual HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2020, European edition.

Sean Roberts, Vice President for HIMSS EMEA said, “The global HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award is a showcase for best practices in health and informatics. The award presents a unique opportunity to be recognised as a frontrunner in the outstanding use of ICT in health and care. We are excited to start receiving submissionsfor the European edition.”

Tim Morris, Commercial Portfolio and Partnerships Director for EMEALAAP at Elsevier said, ”Every year it’s a great privilege for Elsevier to be able to recognise the outstanding work being done within healthcare ICT innovations. This year, we look forward to receiving  more submissions, which reinforce how innovative deployment of the technology can make a true difference in delivering improved patient outcomes.”

The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards team are recognizing professionals in two categories:

• Outstanding ICT Achievement - focuses on harnessing information and technology to successfully advance patient care and safety.
• Outstanding ICT Innovation - focuses on creatively leveraging existing technology or developing ground-breaking new solutions to enhance ICT adoption, patient care and outcomes.

The 2019 Award Winners were:

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, from the UK, won the “Outstanding ICT Innovation Award” for its project: ‘Joined-up healthcare through digital technology’, a UK breakthrough digital initiative, creating and launching the UK's first and fully integrated patient portal.

Helsinki University Hospital, from Finland, won the “Outstanding ICT Achievement Award” for its project ‘Health Village’, a platform providing support for operational change throughout the development program; and scalability of the system, where same platforms can be used for all patient groups

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Deadline for submissions is March 27, 2020.

About HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award

Established in 2013, the global HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has recognized 218 submissions across 30 countries and 120 organisations, impacting over 41 million patients in the Asia Pacific, Middle Eastern and European regions.

The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards are being hosted in Europe for the fourth time and have previously been celebrated in the Asia Pacific region for over six years, in the Middle East region for four and in Brazil and the Latin American region for the first time, earlier this year. It reflects Elsevier’s ongoing global commitment to supporting healthcare providers to continually evolve, in order to meet the needs of a changing population and changing health care.

About HIMSS

HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. As a mission driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. Through our innovation engine, HIMSS delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, HIMSS serves the global health information and technology communities with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Our members include more than 80,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations. www.himss.org

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support and professional education, including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, more than 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professionals and business customers across industries. www.elsevier.com

HIMSS Media Contact:

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Elsevier Media Contact:

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