5 Tips to Maximize Your HIMSS19 Experience

HIMSS19 Annual Healthcare IT Conference is quickly approaching as the biggest industry event of the year. Gear up for this whirlwind health IT experience in the sunshine state, and start your conference preparation with these quick tips.

1. Before the conference, join the HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors for the Feb 8, 11 a.m. CT #HITsm Twitter chat to break down anticipated HIMSS19 trends and discuss ways to use social platforms to advance industry change.
   
   
2. There are over 300 education sessions to attend this year, spanning 24 content areas. Some of our favorites on the schedule for CIO, CFO and CMIO audiences include
   
   
   • "Empowering Providers with Data to Affect Behavior and Reduce Cost," which will shed light on how the leaders in UNC's Heart & Vascular division leveraged advanced analytics and empowered providers with data to affect behaviors and reduce percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cost.
     
     
   • "Achieving the Triple Aim for Children with Medical Complexity," which will highlight how Children's Hospital Colorado created a more accurate measurement of complexity for better resource utilization to improve care outcomes and increase patient and family satisfaction.
     
     
   • "Policy Update from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)," which will feature ONC Office of Policy leaders to discuss upcoming industry initiatives.
     
     
   • "Meaningful Measures Initiative," where CMS will lead a discussion on how to update and improve the Meaningful Measures framework to focus on measures that matter most to clinicians and patients.
     
     
3. From clinical engagement to precision medicine and genomics, if you’re looking for more educational content for your conference calendar, take a look at the full list of HIMSS topics here.
   
   
4. Take advantage of Continuing Education (CE) credits during the conference. CE credit opportunities are available to senior executives physicians, nurses, pharmacists, project managers, HIM professionals, information security professionals. Click here for more information on CE credits at HIMSS19.
   
   
5. Finally, explore the massive HIMSS19 exhibitor show floor, featuring innovative solutions from over 1,300 vendors. See live product demos and in-booth education sessions. Plus, don’t forget the tons of booth giveaways. Check out the live exhibitor show floor map below.
   
   

See the HIMSS19 Exhibitor Map

Stay tuned next week for additional HIMSS19 preparation insight. See you in Orlando!