HealthBlawg

David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog

    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • LinkedIn
    • RSS
    • Email
  • About
  • Archives
  • Podcast
  • Press
  • Awards/Reviews
  • HIPAA
  • HCSM

HIMSS in Atlanta and online

March 2, 2010

The HIMSS annual convention going on this week in Atlanta is a 30,000-person blowout of epic proportions (and, yes, there was snow there but not in Boston), with many industry announcements, product launches, and meetings and sessions large and small.  There were a ton of blog posts (even a couple of blogger panels – sorry I couldn't participate remotely), and a blizzard of tweets at #HIMSS10. (Alternative selection of tweets here.) 

For some up-close-and-personal looks at products and services brought to the conference, look no further than the Better Health livestreamed video interviews from HIMSS.  (See the Better Health HIMMS video interview archive.)  @DrVal (Val Jones),  @DoctorAnonymous (Mike Sevilla) and @Blogborygmi (Nick Genes) have been doing a bang-up job broadcasting to those interested well beyond the exhibit halls, and have been taking questions online for the interviewees from other Better Health network bloggers and the general public.

While some question the coziness of HIMSS and CCHIT with the regulators in establishing meaningful use criteria and certification standards, the fact of the matter is that these organizations are on the ground, and the latest chapter of HITECH Act regulations — the EHR certification regulation — debuted at HIMSS today.

Also on the agenda today was a session on the 2009 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence recipients — and a call for applications for the 2010 Davies Awards, which are granted to reward

excellence in the implementation and value derived from the use of healthcare information technology (HIT), specifically EHRs, by provider organizations, private practices, public health entities and community health organizations.

All in all, it seems to be an action-packed meeting — even at this distance, which is lessened thanks to the magic of social media — and I am pleased to be associated with the crew at Better Health who are doing a terrific job of covering key offerings at the conference.

David Harlow
The Harlow Group LLC
Health Care Law and Consulting

Filed Under: Ehealth, EHR, Health 2.0, Health care policy, Health Law, Health Reform, HIT, Social Media

you might also like:

  1. Talking Healthcare Data Security on HIMSS.tv

  2. HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum: Managing Social Media While Protecting Privacy and Security

  3. Final EHR certification rule announced by ONC

« David Harlow quoted in Part B Insider piece on RACs
John Glaser, CIO of Partners Health Care, speaks with David Harlow about health IT and meaningful use in a $7.9 billion health system »

Follow me on Twitter

Tweets by healthblawg

HIPAAtools

The HIPAA Compliance Toolkit

The HIPAA Compliance Toolkit

The Walking Gallery

The Walking Gallery

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Categories
  • Archives
  • Podcast Interviews
  • HIPAAtools
  • HIPAA Services
  • Health Care Social Media Consulting Services
  • Speaking
  • In the Press
  • Blogroll

David Harlow

David Harlow

Health Care Law and Consulting Services

HealthcareNOW Radio

Connect with David

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Email
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Book Me: Speaking
  • About
  • The Harlow Group LLC
Copyright © 2006–2019
HealthBlawg is a publication of The Harlow Group LLC. See Copyright notice and disclaimer.
Fair use with attribution and a link is encouraged. Click for more on David Harlow.