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HIMSS 2016 conference coverage and analysis
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Video
A hospital CIO on the importance of cybersecurity
Protecting patient data isn't only about the security of a healthcare organization, it is also necessary for keeping patients' trust. Watch Now
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A hospital CTO on why his organization works with Citrix
One of Sean Updegrove's duties as chief technology officer of Children's Hospital Los Angeles is to make sure his physicians get their patients' health data safely and conveniently regardless of where they are. Watch this video to learn how Citrix helps him accomplish that. Watch Now
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Article
ONC continues campaign against information blocking
Andy Gettinger, M.D., ONC chief medical information officer, said that information blocking must be stopped for the sake of patient care. Read Now
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Network monitoring essential in healthcare settings
David Higginson, CIO at Phoenix Children's Hospital, described the importance of network monitoring in hospitals while he attended HIMSS 2016. Read Now
Editor's note
This year's edition of the annual conference and exhibition hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will happen on Feb. 29 through March 4, 2016, in Las Vegas. Two SearchHealthIT reporters will attend the event, sit in on educational sessions and interview a variety of industry experts on the state of the health IT industry.
Some of the topics that figure to be discussed at HIMSS 2016 include the future of the meaningful use program, audits on HIPAA covered entities and business associates, and how to promote the advancement of interoperability among health IT vendors' systems. Using technology to improve population health management and strengthen the cybersecurity of sensitive information -- such as patients' protected health information -- stored by healthcare providers are two other topics that are poised to come up during the event.
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, and Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell, will both deliver keynote speeches at the HIMSS 2016 conference. In addition, more than 1,300 vendors are scheduled to present and demonstrate their products on the HIMSS 2016 exhibition floor. Refer to this guide page before, during and after HIMSS 2016 to stay informed of the latest developments related to this major health IT conference.
1Post-HIMSS 2016 news and analysis
After HIMSS 2016 ends, there will still be plenty of information and stories to unpack. Here, SearchHealthIT's reporters will share coverage from the end of their stays in Las Vegas and follow up on any announcements that occurred as the conference was winding down.
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Podcast
SearchHealthIT reporters recall their visit to Epic booth
The SearchHealthIT HIT Squad recapped their experience in the booth of EHR vendor Epic Systems Corp. and summed up the HIMSS 2016 event. Listen Now
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Article
Cybersecurity best practices, according to healthcare CIOs
Three CIOs and a chief medical information officer shared some of the security threats faced by their organizations and what they've done to counter them. Read Now
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Blog
U.S. hospitals ponder adding more connected health tech
Nearly half of the respondents to the 2016 HIMSS Connected Health Survey said their hospitals are considering using more connected health technology. Read Now
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Blog
SearchHealthIT reporter recounts HIMSS experience
Shaun Sutner, news and features writer for SearchHealthIT, lists off some of the notable healthcare government officials that attended HIMSS 2016 and passes on the messages they shared with the massive conference crowd. Read Now
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Blog
SearchHealthIT reporter sums up her first HIMSS conference
Kristen Lee, news writer for SearchHealthIT, recaps her first HIMSS experience and says that while the conference may be over, her work is far from finished. Read Now
2HIMSS 2015 highlights
Last year's HIMSS conference ran from April 12 to 16, 2015, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security both had representatives on hand to discuss cybersecurity and the prevention of costly healthcare data breaches. Read the rest of the articles in the section below to find out more about HIMSS 2015, including what CIOs had to say about the fight for healthcare interoperability.
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Article
Federal agencies have eyes on cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI both made their presence known at HIMSS 2015 and passed on advice to providers for combatting healthcare cybercrime. Read Now
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Article
Cerner Corporation kept Siemens' customers after acquisition
Three former users of Siemens' EHR system decided to go with Cerner Corporation's EHR after the latter purchased the former. Read Now
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Podcast
Former federal defense official talked cybersecurity
An executive at a health data security firm said the healthcare industry could use the help that's being offered to it by the government regarding cybersecurity. Listen Now
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Article
Consumer health and wellness big parts of HIMSS 2015
Letting patients track and share their personal wellness data gets them more involved in their care and could improve overall population health, vendors and providers asserted. Read Now
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Healthcare CIOs prioritized interoperability
One healthcare executive cited vendors as part of the reason why healthcare interoperability isn't where providers want it to be. Find out what he said and how he proposed to fix the situation. Read Now
3HIMSS 2016 Twitter coverage
Tweets from https://twitter.com/HITExchange/lists/himss-2016