Where to Meetup and Connect with People at #HIMSS17

The 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference is just around the corner. For those not familiar with the event, it’s the mecca of healthcare IT conferences that brings together somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 attendees and 1300 exhibitors in one place. It’s a weekly long feast for someone like me who eats, breathes, and sleeps healthcare IT. Although, it can be a bit overwhelming for those attending for their first time.

One of the things I’ve learned over my years attending HIMSS is that my favorite part of the conference is meeting and connecting with other brilliant healthcare IT minds. There are certainly some great educational opportunities that I’ll never forget and I’m always interested in what’s happening with the exhibitors at HIMSS, but the most satisfying experiences I have at HIMSS are the discussions, debates, and insight sharing that occurs with attendees.

With this in mind, I’ve put together a whole schedule of HIMSS 2017 meetups where anyone can join and participate in the discussion with myself and other experts. We welcome everyone to join us and share an alternate point of view, ask hard questions, and share insights that might help others in attendance. These meetups are a judgement free zone where everyone is welcome. However, you should expect vigorous debate, strong opinions, and respectful perspectives. That’s how we all learn and grow together.

You’ll find all the Healthcare Scene meetups listed below. Each meetup has its own topic, so browse through the list and select the ones that interest you most. Please invite any of your friends and/or colleagues who have an interest, experience, or expertise in any of these areas as well. A few have a registration, but the rest you can just plan to show up at the location at the specified time. Ask for the meetup and we’ll be easy to find.

Monday, February 20, 2017 HIMSS Meetups

HIMSS Social Media Ambassador Meetup – Monday, 2/20, 11:00-11:45 AM at the HIMSS Spot (Lobby C)
We’re honored that Healthcare Scene’s very own @techguy was selected as 1 of 20 HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors. This is a select group of some of the most influential people in healthcare IT social media. This meetup organized by HIMSS will bring together the 20 social media ambassadors to talk about insights into healthcare IT, HIMSS17 and social media.

Healthcare Consumerism Meetup – Monday, 2/20, 1:00-2:00 PM at the Dell EMC Booth #3161
At this meetup, we welcome you to join us in a discussion about a topic which will impact all of us: Healthcare Consumerism. It’s clear that patients are becoming more active, involved and informed in their healthcare. At this meetup, we’ll discuss how far healthcare consumerism will go and what this means for healthcare. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities this presents along with a realistic discussion of who holds the power in healthcare today and where that could go in the future. We’ll be tweeting on the #TransformHIT hashtag during the event.

Cloud Security Meetup – Monday, 2/20, 3:00-4:00 PM at the CDW Healthcare Booth #2761
This meetup and discussion will be led by my partner Shahid Shah (@shahidnshah), Neal Clark, Cloud Client Executive at CDW Healthcare, and myself. If you’re like most healthcare organizations and one of your bigggest challenges is cloud security, you’ll want to take part in this discussion. We’ll be discussing topics such as ransomware, the shadow IT risk, and ensuring cloud security from HIPAA business associates. Be sure to register for the meetup here.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 HIMSS Meetups

#HITsm and #hcldr Meetup – Tuesday, 2/21, 10:00-10:45 AM at the Orlando Convention Center Lobby Hall D
We’re going back to our roots and doing a true tweetup with the combined #HITsm and #hcldr crowds at HIMSS 2017. I think we have got some ideas on how to make this meetup special. First of all, we’ve enlisted the help of community rock stars Sarah Bennight (@SarahBennight), Mandi Bishop (@MandiBPro), and Shahid Shah (@ShahidNShah) to help us facilitate the meetup. This way everyone who comes will hopefully feel welcome and get a chance to meet and connect with incredible members of the #HITsm and #hcldr communities. Join us as we connect and collaborate to improve healthcare.

Digital Transformation Meetup – Tuesday, 2/21, 11:30-12:30 PM at the Dell EMC Booth #3161
We all hear about and talk about Healthcare Transformation or Healthcare Disruption, but what does this really mean to the healthcare Industry? Join us at this meetup where we’ll cut through the jargon and hype and talk about how we can pursue authentic collaboration that truly transforms healthcare. Plus, we’ll discuss trends in healthcare that are going to disrupt the status quo and how we can make sure our organizations are prepared for those changes. I’m also really pleased that the HC Disruptors group that Michael Joseph (@HealthData4All) started will be joining us. At the end of the day, our goal for this meetup is to explore how we can all be agents for change in making healthcare better. Join us for this open discussion. We’ll be tweeting on the #TransformHIT hashtag during the event.

Get Ready for Precision Health Meetup – Tuesday, 2/21, 2:00-2:45 PM at the Intel Booth #2661
Precision Health is the future of healthcare, but many healthcare organizations are still trying to figure out what they can do with all this data. Join us at this meetup to discuss the impact of precision medicine on patients, clinicians, and IT experts. Plus, we’ll dive into what your organization can do today to make sure you’re ready for precision health. If your organization is up to your ears in data and not sure how to use it, join us for this discussion. This meetup will also be available live via Periscope on @IntelHealth.

Strategies to Enhance Your Professional Profile Meetup – Tuesday, 2/21, 4:00-5:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Orlando – HIMSS Career Fair – 4Medapproved Booth #12
For those career concious people, this meetup will take place at the HIMSS Career Fair that’s across the street at the Hyatt Regency. We’re pleased to have Wendy Whitmore from 4Medapproved, Jeff Cunio from Pivot Point Consulting (A Vaco Company), Christine “Chris” Hutchison from Encore (A Quintiles Company), and myself leading the discussion. If you’re looking for a job or you’re looking to hire someone, join us at this meetup and you will not be disappointed by the engaging discussion and networking. Be sure to sign up if you plan to attend.

New Media Meetup – Tuesday, 2/21, 6:00-8:00 PM at Cuba Libre at Pointe Orlando
This is the 8th annual New Media Meetup at HIMSS. This event brings together most of the influential people in Healthcare IT social media and a wide variety of journalists, bloggers and readers as well. Plus, thanks to our sponsor, Stericycle Communication Solutions, we’ll have food, drinks, and some killer giveaways. This event does require you to register to attend, so please be sure to register if you plan to join us.

That’s all the HIMSS 2017 meetups we have scheduled for now. That’s probably enough, but if we add any more, we’ll be sure to update this post with others.

Dell, CDW, Intel, and Stericycle are all sponsors of Healthcare Scene and paid to sponsor a number of these meetups.

About the author

John Lynn

John Lynn is the Founder of HealthcareScene.com, a network of leading Healthcare IT resources. The flagship blog, Healthcare IT Today, contains over 13,000 articles with over half of the articles written by John. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 20 million times.

John manages Healthcare IT Central, the leading career Health IT job board. He also organizes the first of its kind conference and community focused on healthcare marketing, Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference, and a healthcare IT conference, EXPO.health, focused on practical healthcare IT innovation. John is an advisor to multiple healthcare IT companies. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can be found on Twitter: @techguy.

   

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