Imagine a spreadsheet has been replicated thousands of times across a vast network of computers. Now, imagine that these computers, within the network, regularly update this spreadsheet. This is the most basic form of understanding a blockchain. Blockchain is the underlying technology in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Information contained and stored within a blockchain will […]
Posts Tagged ‘HIMSS18’
#HIMSS18: Digital, Data and the Patient Experience
#HIMSS18 brought together 45,000+ professionals from around the world for five days of education, innovation and collaboration to help uncover the promise of health information and technology. After arriving on site, I witnessed thousands of healthcare professionals approaching the convention center and slowly trickling into the vendor hall. The convention hall featured 1,300+ companies and […]
Countdown to #HIMSS18 Conference
While there’s been much news coverage in the media recently of companies sending vehicles into space, there’s an electricity in the air as the HIMSS18 conference fuels up for launch this week. You can bet on the Las Vegas show delivering an out of this world conference and exhibition on the latest health information and […]
#HIMSS18 Social Media Ambassadors: Mission to Innovate
It’s time for the #HIMSS18 Annual Conference & Exhibition in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Expo and Convention Center March 5-9. The annual conference is the leading healthcare information extravaganza bringing together 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world. However, if you are unable to attend the conference […]
Data Integration and Analytics Solutions at HIMSS18
Healthcare organizations that want to make more informed and better clinical and business decisions need to not only integrate their data but be able to turn that data into insights. More and more analytics are becoming the key to successful implementations, innovations, and better patient outcomes. Our healthcare leadership team will once again be in […]
4 Reasons to Attend HIMSS18 – First-Time Attendee Perspective
If you work in the healthcare field, attending the HIMSS18 Annual Conference & Exhibition at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas from March 5 to 9 is the right decision. If you haven’t been to the conference before, don’t be intimidated. Being a first-time attendee is not unheard of. 43% of the […]
#HIMSS18: Networking to Find Solutions that Solve HIT Challenges
It’s almost time for the annual HIMSS conference which will be held March 5-9 in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. I’ve been going to HIMSS for 25 years and every year I look forward to what I will see and the people I will speak with regarding Health IT challenges and […]
IBM Watson Improves Transitions of Care for High-Risk Patients
It is hard to believe we are less than a month away from #HIMSS18, where the world connects for health. This years conference will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, March 5-9. At this year’s event, I will be co-presenting a session with Jennifer Kotwicki, Director of Operations, BayCare […]
Predicting the Top 3 Trends at #HIMSS18
What happens in Vegas from March, 5-9, 2018, at the Venetian-Palazzo-Sands Expo Center, hopefully won’t stay in Vegas. The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference has returned to Sin City! Roughly 45,000 health professional, from across the globe are expected to attend this year and given the current state of healthcare, we are […]