Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is dedicated to improving healthcare in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, interoperability, and care access through the use of health information technology (HIT) and data management systems. HIMSS has played a key role over the past 20 years in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system from a paper file systems to integrated digital informatics systems. The annual HIMSS conference has grown to become one of the largest healthcare meetings because of the importance of health informatics touching all areas of healthcare.

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HIMSS acquires Health 2.0 conferences

The Health 2.0 conferences, which focused on start-up technologies in healthcare, will now be under the banner of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

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Health 2.0 conferences acquired by HIMSS

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has acquired the conference component of Health 2.0, focused on start-up digital technologies in healthcare.

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Seema Verma confirmed as CMS administrator

The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s selection for CMS administrator, Seema Verma, MPH, by a 55-43 vote, with Democrats largely opposing her nomination while the healthcare industry pledged to work with her. 

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Brent Lang, CEO, Vocera

Brent Lang, CEO of Vocera at HIMSS17 saw the discussions focused on security, interoperability, and resiliency. Now and into the future, mobile technology will be the key enabler to improving the patient experience.

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Don Woodlock, GM, Enterprise Imaging, GE Healthcare IT

Don Woodlock, GM of Enterprise Imaging at GE Healthcare IT discusses at HIMSS17 the importance of creating a more holistic view of the patient for the provider. The best way to accomplish this task is to integrate all specialties, images, test results into one EMR, allowing a complete view of patient information.

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Paul Markham, VP, Global Marketing, Vital

Paul Markham, VP, Global Marketing with Vital said the word that made the most powerful impact at HIMSS17 was “mobile.” As interoperability continues to improve within hospitals and other ACO’s, access to timely information will be key in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.

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Paul Grabscheid, VP of Strategic Planning, Intersystems

At HIMSS17, attendees were focused on improving the quality of care while lowering costs. Paul Grabscheid, VP of Strategic Planning of InterSystems, explains the important role interoperability plays in finding new methods to help health systems work better with one another.

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Todd Rothenhaus, CMO and SVP, athenahealth

Todd Rothenhaus, MD, the CMO and SVP at athenahealth discusses at HIMSS17 the importance of independent entities working together. Care coordination and collaboration tools play a big part.

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