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Key Highlights from the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase

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The HIMSS Interoperability Showcase obtained high visibility and its largest presence ever at HIMSS10 Annual Conference with over one acre of exhibit space and nearly 5,000 visitors. The Showcase featured 84 participants that demonstrated 96 unique systems. Each of the 50+ clinical scenarios shown in the connected demonstration highlighted a proposed metric for achieving Meaningful Use.

Key Statistics from HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase:

  • Nearly 5,000 Showcase visitors this year — 16% of all HIMSS10 Annual Conference registered attendees (27,800).
  • 84 total participating companies and organizations, including vendors, standards organizations, national initiatives, government agencies and other special programs across multiple levels of participation.
  • 69 participants demonstrating interoperability between 96+ unique systems.
  • 53 total Welcome & Overview presentations with 1,600+ attendees and 210+ launched tours (Theater A).
  • 36 educational sessions with 1,000+ attendees featuring HL7, NIST, Continua, HITSP, IHE and many others (Theater B).
  • 35 education sessions at the theater within the NHIN and CONNECT area.

New this year was the collaboration between the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase and the Federal Health Architecture’s Connect project demonstrating advanced technology that allows the exchange of information between government entities and the private sector. Dr. David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS also visited the Showcase and briefly addressed the participants and visitors.

Click here to review all Showcase highlights, informational handouts, video clips, and presentations from the event.

For more information about the Showcase please visit, www.himssconference.org/showcase or email the Showcase Team at InteroperabilityShowcase@himss.org.

 

HIMSS10 Showcase Resources

HIMSS Interoperability Showcase Documents

Showcase Theater Presentations & Slides

IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise)

HITSP

NHIN and Connect Project

Meaningful Use

  • Meaning Use Criteria and Timeline (coming soon)

Press Releases

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