The Health Information and Management Systems Society's HIMSS 2012 conference is Feb. 20-24 in Las Vegas. This annual event brings together tens of thousands of health care and IT professionals for a variety of educational sessions, vendor briefings and networking opportunities.
SearchHealthIT.com will cover the HIMSS 2012 conference in great depth, offering news, tips, blog entries and videos live from the show floor and once attendees have returned from Las Vegas. Bookmark this page and come back often for the latest updates from the HIMSS convention.
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LIVE coverage of the HIMSS 2012 conference
These stories and blog entries come straight from the HIMSS 2012 conference in Las Vegas.
HIMSS 2012 conference previews
With so much on the HIMSS 2012 conference agenda, it helps to know what the experts think will be the most important topics. Our preview stories look at the health IT trends to watch as the HIMSS convention unfolds.
HIMSS 2012 forecast calls for lots of cloud:
Fog surrounding health care cloud begins to clearCreating a HIPAA-compliant backup in the cloud
Not all providers will reap cloud image storage savings
Cloud holds promise for radiology image sharing
Terms you'll hear often at the HIMSS convention
Spend a few minutes on the exhibition floor, in an educational session or chatting with peers at the HIMSS 2012 conference and you're bound to hear one of these terms. Study these definitions to be prepared for any conversation you may have.
Learning resources for HIMSS 2012 conference attendees
These tutorials will bring you up to speed on the health IT trends and topics that everyone will be talking about at HIMSS 2012.
Past HIMSS conference coverage
SearchHealthIT.com also covered HIMSS 2011 in Orlando and HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta. Visit these pages to look back on the health IT trends from these previous HIMSS conventions.