Connecting and Meeting Up with People at #HIMSS18

The 2018 HIMSS Annual Conference is just over 3 weeks away. For those not familiar with the event, it’s the behemoth of healthcare IT conferences which brings together 40,00-50,000 attendees and 1300 exhibitors at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. It’s a week long healthcare IT extravaganza where you can connect with a wide variety of people from across the industry. However, it can no doubt be overwhelming for those attending for the first time (or even the 20th time for that matter).

If you talk to anyone who attends conferences regularly, they usually comment that the best part of the conference is spending time engaging with attendees and learning from their experience. This idea resonated so much with me that last year I decided to put together a series of meetups at HIMSS17. It was a smashing success of engagement, learning, and connection. After that success, we’re back with a wonderful schedule of meetups at HIMSS18 as well.

These meetups are open discussions. We generally feature a panel of influencers, thought leaders, and all-around interesting people who can make sure everyone gets a lot of value from the meetup. However, we want you to get involved as well. At these meetups, we encourage questions and comments from the audience so we can all learn and share with each other. We hope you’ll join us to share your insights, experiences, and perspectives and learn from others in the community.

So, without further ado, here’s our schedule of meetups at the HIMSS 2018 Annual Conference! Only the New Media Meetup requires registration. All of the rest you can just show up and attend.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 HIMSS Meetups

Physician Communication Meetup
Tuesday, 3/6, 11:00-11:45 AM at the Voalte Booth #7131
Coordinating communication among care teams is a challenge every hospital faces. One of the most difficult aspects is how to manage physician communication. Bringing physicians into the care team communication loop can improve care, lower costs and increase efficiency. Join Danielle Siarri (@innonurse), Shahid Shah (@ShahidNShah), Angela Kauffman (@Voalte), Andrew Burchett, DO (@drandrew76), Candace Capps (@lbsolutions), and Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) for a discussion about the challenges of physician communication and how to overcome them.

Consumer Solutions for a Positive, Healthier Patient Experience Meetup
Tuesday, 3/6, 12:50-1:35 PM at the MEDITECH Booth #1360

Do your patients feel connected to their physicians and other healthcare providers? Do they feel they are being listened to, and do they have access to the information they need to stay healthy and engaged? Join this meetup with Helen Waters (@HelenMEDITECH), Andrew Burchett, DO (@drandrew76), Max Stroud (@MMaxwellStroud), Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia), Randy McCleese (@McCleeseRandy), and John Lynn (@techguy) where we’ll discuss how the MEDITECH patient portal and MHealth Apps keep patients informed and connected using features like direct appointment booking, provider messaging, integration with wearables, online questionnaires, and more. We’ll also talk about embedded video visits and how they provide patients with a personal and convenient means of interacting with their own physicians.

Data Hygiene in Healthcare: The First Step to Getting Value Out of Your Data Meetup
Tuesday, 3/6, 2:00-2:45 PM at the DellEMC Booth #3613

Digital transformation is happening in healthcare. With digitization, comes automation. With automation comes more applications. With more applications, comes more data. ‘Dirty data’ might cost you more than you realize…especially when it’s stored in legacy applications that are not managed well. Join the discussion with David Dimond (@NextGenHIT), Dan Trott (@DanTrottDell), Geeta Nayyar, MD (@gnayyar), Linda Stotsky (@EMRAnswers), Michael Joseph (@HealthData4All), James Lowey (@loweyj), Dr. Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1), Michael Archuleta (@Michael81082), and John Lynn (@techguy) and share your insights into this important topic.

HIMSS Social Media Ambassador Meetup
Tuesday, 3/6, 3:00-3:45 PM at the HIMSS Spot, Level 2, Lobby C

We’re honored that two of Healthcare Scene’s bloggers, @colin_hung and @coherencemed, were selected as 2 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, HIMSS18, and social media.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 HIMSS Meetups

Data Innovation: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare – it’s happening… Meetup
Wednesday, 3/7, 11:00-11:45 AM at the DellEMC Booth #3613

It’s no secret, the healthcare industry has an (over) abundance of data. There are lots of mergers/acquisitions and consolidations taking place in the industry which only complicates matters and intensifies the playing field. There is likely a ton of analysis that’s not currently being done that could potentially provide better insights and results for healthcare organizations—their doctors, researchers, and patients. Now that we have the data, how do we make it useful? How can we deploy machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies into driving better results in a healthcare environment? How do you take the data and make it actionable? We invite you to join Geeta Nayyar, MD (@gnayyar), Dr. Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1), James Lowey (@loweyj), Michael Archuleta (@Michael81082), and John Lynn (@techguy) to discuss this hot topic.

#HITsm and #hcldr Picture and Meetup
Wednesday, 3/7, 12:15-12:45 PM (or however long people hang out) in the Sands Lobby downstairs by the large HIMSS sign/statue

This year we decided to keep things really simple for our #HITsm and #hcldr meetup at HIMSS 2018. Join us by the massive HIMSS letters/statue/sign to take a community picture with the sign and then mix and mingle with members of the #HITsm and #hcldr communities. We’ll plan to take the picture about 12:30 and then the rest of the time we’ll just enjoy seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and finally meeting some people who feel like old friends that we’re just meeting for the first time.

Finding the Right Mix of Human and Tech in a Unified Communication Strategy Meetup
Wednesday, 3/7, 1:00-1:45 PM at the Stericycle Communication Solutions Booth #859

Creating an effective unified communication strategy in healthcare requires an effective balance between human and tech.  Do you prefer to call and schedule an appointment or schedule one online?  The challenge in healthcare is the answer to that question depends on the patient.  Sometimes a phone call is necessary while other times the ability to schedule an appointment online is much more convenient.  Join Sarah Bennight (@SarahBennight), Janae Sharp (@CoherenceMed), Brian Mack (@BFMack), Melody Smith (@TheSameMel), and John Lynn (@techguy) as we discuss an effective unified communication strategy that incorporates both humans and technology.

New Media Meetup
Wednesday, 3/7, 6:00-8:00 PM at Senor Frogs (Inside Treasure Island Casino across the street from Venetian)
This is the 9th 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 influencers, journalists, bloggers and readers as well. Plus, thanks to our sponsor, CareCognitics, we’ll have food, drinks, a DJ, 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.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 HIMSS Meetups

How AI Will Impact the Patient Experience Meetup
Thursday, 3/8, 10:00-10:45 AM at the Pegasystems Booth #11336

We’re seeing AI (Artificial Intelligence) applied throughout healthcare, but one of the most exciting areas we’re seeing AI make a difference is in the patient experience.  What do patients expect?  How can AI be used to meet patients expectations?  What are the benefits and challenges of using AI with patients?  Join Susan Taylor (@pega), Chuck Webster, MD (@wareFLO), Tamara StClaire (@drstclaire), Prashant Natarajan (@natarpr), and Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) as we look at the impact AI will have on the patient experience.

How’s that look for an incredible schedule of HIMSS 2018 meetups? We can’t wait to welcome you to Vegas and enjoy incredible engagement and knowledge sharing with those of you in the Healthcare IT and HIMSS18 community.

Voalte, MEDITECH, DellEMC, Stericycle Communication Solutions, Pegasystems, and CareCognitics are all sponsors of Healthcare Scene .

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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