HIMSS September 5, 2019
Andy Smith

#IHeartHIT, our yearlong storytelling initiative, helps shine a light on the human side of health information and technology and the impact it can have on the health and wellness of every person, everywhere. Read one story below and consider sharing yours.

When our third son was born moderately jaundiced in 2001, we didn’t panic. Parenting two other boys had effectively sanded the sharp edges of our internal “freak-out” system.

But still, my wife and I spent three nerve-wracking days and nights in the neonatal intensive care unit, hovering near our son as he received the light therapy that would lower his elevated bilirubin levels. The hard-working team of nurses shuffled in and out, making adjustments, checking vitals, and quietly...

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