By Julieanne Cooper, Managing Director, Member Services – G2Xchange LLC
Your legs may be tired and you may have stayed out too late, but there is no rest for the weary. Included here are three things to help you make the most of your day: Key Sessions to attend; a list of booths you may want to visit; and some of the planned social events.
To read the full HIMSS19 Game Plan, click here. Please comment below if you have anything to add.
Sessions to Attend on Wednesday, February 13th
Enabling Data Interoperability Across the Continuum of Care
February 13, 2019 – 8:30AM EST – 9:30AM EST
Speaker(s) – Beth Connor – Nurse Consultant, CMS; Elizabeth Palena-Hall – LTPAC Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator For Health IT
Meaningful Measures Initiative
February 13, 2019 – 10:00AM EST – 11:00AM EST
Speaker(s): Michelle Schreiber, Director of the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group, The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services; Reena Duseja, Director of the Division of Quality Measurement, The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
MedlinePlus Connect: Patient Education from NIH
February 13, 2019 -11:15AM EST – 11:35AM EST
Speaker(s): Jennifer Jentsch, MLS, Project Manager, National Library of Medicine (NLM)
What’s Next for Blue Button 2.0
February 13, 2019 12:00PM EST – 12:45PM EST
Speaker(s): Mark Scrimshire, BlueButton Innovator, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Advancing Cyber Preparedness for Small Providers
February 13, 2019 – 12:45PM EST – 1:05PM EST
Speaker(s): Matthew Quinn, Sr. Advisor, Health Technology, HRSA; Julie Chua, CISSP, PMP, Risk Management Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Approaching Persistent Problems in Health IT Through Science
February 13, 2019 – 1:00PM EST – 2:00PM EST
Speaker(s): Teresa Zayas-Caban, Chief Scientist, Chief Scientist Division, Office of the National Coordinator For Health Info
Innovation at HHS
February 13, 2019 – 2:30PM EST – 3:30PM EST
Speaker(s) – Ed Simcox – Deputy Chief Technology Officer, HHS
Reducing Burden for Providers and Payers
February 13, 2019 – 2:30PM EST – 3:30PM EST
Speaker(s): Melanie Combs-Dyer; Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Thomas Mason, Chief Medical Officer, Office of the National Coordinator For Health Info
Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Considerations
February 13, 2019 – 2:30PM EST – 3:30PM EST
Speaker(s): Paul Cordts, MD, Deputy Assistant Director, Medical Affairs, Defense Health Agency
Interoperability Public Policy Roundtable
February 13, 2019 – 3:30PM EST – 4:30PM EST
Speaker(s) – Ed Simcox – Deputy Chief Technology Officer, HHS; Mona Siddiqui, MD,MPH – Chief Data Officer, HHS
DoD: Cybersecurity Drives Health IT
February 13, 2019 – 3:45PM EST – 4:05PM EST
Speaker(s) – Monica Farah-Stapleton – APM Interoperability, PEO DHMS/PM DMIX
Adapting Guidelines for Emergencies in the Digital Age
February 13, 2019 – 4:00PM EST – 5:00PM EST
Speaker(s): Maria Michaels, Public Health Advisor, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention
Interoperability Town Hall: Are We Making Progress?
February 13, 2019 – 4:30PM EST – 5:30PM EST
Speaker(s): Tonya Martin, Sr Health Scientist, CDC
The Intersection Between Interoperability and Value-Based Care Delivery
February 13, 2019 – 5:30PM EST – 6:30PM EST
Speaker(s) – Senior Advisor to the Secretary, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of CMMI, Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Booths to visit on Wednesday, February 13th
As you are going about your day at HIMSS, don’t miss stopping by to get free swag at some of the Leading Federal Health IT industry and Agency Booths.
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality – Booth 8267-10
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – Booth 8267-06
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid – Booth 701
Defense Health Agency – Booth 8267-01
Department of Veterans Affairs – Booth 8267-05
Federal Health IT Pavilion – Booth 8267
HRSA: Health Resources Services Administration – Booth 8267-12
NIH-NITAAC – Booth 8267-04
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – Booth 8267-02
G2Xchange Health Corporate Member Booths:
Accenture – Booth 1547
Arch Systems – Booth 807
Audacious Inquiry – Booth MP168
Aurotech – Booth 8270
By Light – Booth 4951
C-HIT – Booth MP173
CIOX Health – Booth MP133
CITI (Creative Information Technology, Inc.) – Booth 1887
Cognosante – Booth 929
Dell EMC – Booth(s) 3159, 9100-48, LR07, MP27, MP29
Deloitte – Booth(s) 3947, MP3
DSS, Inc. – Booth(s) 5559, 9100-77
ESAC, Inc. – Booth 9100-13
ForeScout Technologies – Booth(s) 400-65, MP65
General Dynamics Health Solutions – Booth MP32
Henry Elliott & Company – Booth 6051
Hewlett Packard Enterprise – Booth(s) 3321, MP1, MP2
IBM – Booth(s) 400-102, 400-60, 6459, VHQ7000
InterSystems – Booth(s) 1559, MP44, VHQ2500, VHQ2600
IQVIA – Booth 3227
Juniper Networks – Booth 4442
KPMG – Booth 4749
Leidos – Booth 1209
ManTech – Booth 3721
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) – Booth 5778
National Government Services – Booth(s) 1541, MP13
NewWave – Booth 509
Northrop Grumman – Booth 3941
NTT Data – Booth(s) 3301, 400-21, MP9, MP10
Optum – Booth(s) 5979, VHQ5700
Palo Alto Networks – Booth 400-08
Pegasystems – Booth 3626
Perspecta – Booth(s) 9100-90, LR16
Philips – Booth(s) 1001, 2101, 400-80, 609, 888-45, 9100-14, VHQ100, VHQ4800
Red Hat – Booth 6391
Softrams – Booth 1592
VMware – Booth(s) 400-45, 4049, MP31
Parties to Attend on Wednesday, February 13
Ok, you made it through another long day and now you are looking to unwind. This is your last evening to take in the social and networking events being held.
Know that nearly every major vendor on the floor is holding some type of an event. For obvious reasons, most are private and the only way in is by getting an invite. Want an invite? Walk by the booth and ask. We will not be publishing known private events. Included below are events that are published publicly.
HIMSS19 MD/VA Networking Event
Hosted by Mid-Atlantic Chapters of VA
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – 4:30PM EST – 6:00PM EST
Exhibit Floor, Nuance Booth # 3345
Salesforce Customer Appreciation at Top Golf Orlando
Hosted by Salesforce
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 5:30PM – 7:30PM
Topgolf – 9295 Universal Boulevard
Google Cloud’s Night Out
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – 7:30PM EST – 10:30PM EST
House of Blues Orlando
