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By Jim Tate – I attended the recent HIMSS conference in Chicago with a particular interest in finding out what is going on with the TEFCA. This interoperability initiative, more than six years in the making, appears to be close to bearing fruit. My observations are based on conversations with pending QHINs, TEFCA presentations, and a little eavesdropping.
HIMSS23 in Chicago. Jim Tate sits down with Damon Auer of Dedalus to discuss what the current challenges are in the health data space, interoperability and the promise of TEFCA, and use cases for AI and ML in healthcare. Take a listen.
I caught up with both Scott Scott Stuewe, President and CEO of DirectTrust and Lee Barrett, now the Commission Executive Director for DirectTrust this past week at HIMSS in Chicago to talk about the merger and DirectTrust, post pandemic. Take a listen.
News and announcements at HIMSS23 from Waystar, Honeywell, Inovalon Inc., eClinicalWorks, Oracle, 3M Health Information Systems, Amazon, TeleVox Solutions, Rimidi, Royal Philips, KeyCare, RamSoft, and more.
The exhibit hall at HIMSS23 had memories of per-pandemic years. A lot of foot traffic and exhibitors were happy about that. Here are some of the booths we visited and what they had going on.
Don’t miss the ONC at HIMSS at their booth in the Federal Health Pavilion and at the many sessions they are participating in. Check out these sessions we have rounded up for you. And catch up on what else the ONC has been up to.
The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is the most influential health information technology event of the year. We’ve gathered together some of the not to be missed events happening at HIMSS next week!
My friends in PR land sent me a lot of emails highlighting their clients and what they were doing at HIMSS next week. I know I can’t go to them all but I thought these were interesting topics to share. Hope you can check some out. See you in Chicago.