FAST FACTS & WINNING NUMBERS – 2008 HIMSS Multi-RHIO IHE Interoperability Showcase

13,000… 13,000 square feet of showcase space
2,800+…10-15 percent of the total show conference attendees, visited the 2008 HIMSS Interoperability Showcase
73… 73 organizations with 51 vendors demonstrated interoperability among 74 health information technology (IT) systems
48…  48 discrete educational sessions presented
14…  14 clinical scenarios demonstrated interoperability across (1) multiple products, (2) EHR and PHR systems and (3) enterprises care delivery settings

• Clinical data exchange among patient care devices was demonstrated showing devices used in the ER, OR and ICU
• Financial and administrative systems for billing and claims attachments (CAQH/CORE)
• Clinical scenarios focusing on clinician and patient access, and information sharing across the full continuum of care
• Demonstrated HITSP Interoperability Specifications

VIP Exposure- Visitors to the 2008 IHE Interoperability Showcase included:

700… Almost 700 attendees who created and tracked their own electronic health record
18… 18 VIP tours including keynote speakers and delegations from: France, Germany, Holland, China, and Japan, CMS, DOD, VHA, CDC, ANSI, ISO, and Nursing Executives as well as Congressional leaders from eight states including representatives from Project HITCH

• Former Senator Bill Frist, MD
• Michael Leavitt, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
• Robert Kolodner, MD, National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT
• John Loonsk, MD, Director, Office of Interoperability and Standards, ONC, visited the showcase several times to view all the scenarios
• Members of the American Health Information Community
• A delegation of public health officials, brought by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

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