At HIMSS16 in Las Vegas the conversation was dominated by three topics – interoperability, cybersecurity and the shift to value-based care. I got the chance to interview industry leaders and vendors on these topics and associated provider challenges.
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HIMSS16 in Las Vegas this year was an amazing event, attracting almost 42,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibitors. It was five days of educational sessions, keynotes,…
Each year at the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition we get together and talk to leading experts to hear just what they have to say about what is going on and where we are going in health IT. Here are some of the people I spoke to.
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By John Halamka MD – Every year I walk the HIMSS floor and speak at HIMSS events with the hope that I can distill the conference sensory overload into a few key themes. In the recent past, big data, interoperability, personalized medicine, population health, and wearables were buzzwords in every booth. This year, the buzzwords were replaced by one overarching concept – providers and vendors must innovate or die.
By Andy Slavitt – I love working with Karen De Salvo. She can talk in half sentences and I can finish them. We’ve naturally been working together for months on some of the initiatives we’re talking about here, and always check in to compare facts, see if we’re seeing the same thing.
It is that time of year again when you start planning out your week at HIMSS. Check out these giveaways and fun by exhibitors this year. And don’t forget to tweet when you go by the booth! See you there!
Are you going to HIMSS16 this week? Attend CMS office hours at the CMS Booth #10309! You will have the opportunity to talk with CMS experts about the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Quality Measure Development and Reporting, and more.
Are you a health care provider or hospital administrator who is attending the HIMSS Annual Conference? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is eager to learn from you about your thoughts on the future of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program.