On Day 9 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts there will be dancing all night long at the 2016 HIMSS as the biggest health IT conference returns to Vegas, the real city that never sleeps. HIMSS16 is scheduled for February 29 – March 4 at the Sands Expo. The theme this year is Transforming Health through IT.
Here are 9 things you need to know as you make your preparations.
- You can keep up with the latest conference additions and schedule on the HIMSS Conference website.
- Follow or comment on all the action on Twitter, hashtag #HIMSS16.
- Follow our running HIMSS coverage leading up to and during the conference.
- Interested in value-based care sessions? Check out our post of HIMSS16 sessions addressing the shift from fee-for-service to value-based medicine. You can also search all sessions.
- Haven’t booked your travel plans yet? HIMSS is there to help. Check out Hotel and Travel resources on the conference site.
- New on the conference website, the HIMSS16 Digital Brochure. Flip through the full and interactive brochure on your laptop, tablet, phone, etc.
- Don’t miss the HIMSS Opening reception on February 29th at 6 pm in Exhibit Hall G. The recption is open to all attendees.
- By the time HIMSS16 arrives a Super Bowl champ will have been crowned. The Denver Broncos are in the playoff mix with a 10-4 record and sitting at the top of the AFC West. If he gets healthy, Peyton Manning may, or may not, get the starting QB role back. No matter what happens, there’s no arguing he’s one of the greatest QB’s the NFL has ever seen, having been named the league’s only five-time MVP and is a 13-time Pro Bowl selection. Manning is the closing keynote for HIMSS and is sure to be an entertaining speaker.
- And finally, you can enter to win a free hotel stay in Vegas. If you register by January 5, 2016 you’ll be entered to win. If you’ve already registered for the conference, you’re automatically entered in the drawing for a chance to win a a four-night stay at the Palazzo.