News | February 29, 2016

2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition…February 29 – March 4, 2016…Las Vegas

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The 2016 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, the largest in the health information technology (health IT) field in the U.S., features:

  • 43,000 healthcare industry experts – from CEOs to clinicians and IT experts – learning about the latest solutions for improving healthcare through IT
  • 1,200 leading health IT vendors – from Fortune 500 companies to emerging start-ups – showcasing their latest innovations and products
    • 250+ sessions on exhibit floor within specialty pavilions
    • 297 first-time, start-up exhibiting companies
    • 600,000+ net square feet used for exhibits
    • 1.3 million square feet in exhibit space (gross square feet)
    • 15 targeted topic specialty pavilions
  • 300 education sessions on hot topics, such as interoperability, cyber security and patient engagement
  • 74 nations represented at the conference
  • Keynote speakers
    • Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health & Human Services
    • Michael Dell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with Dell, Inc.
    • Dr. Jonah Berger, Author of Best-Selling Contagious: Why Things Catch On
    • Peyton Manning, Quarterback for the Denver Broncos
  • Notable events onsite:
    • Interoperability Showcase
    • New Population Health and Revenue Cycle Management Knowledge Centers
    • HX360 Innovation Pavilion and Venture+ Forum
  • A cutting-edge facility with the Sands Expo and Convention Center and Venetian Palazzo Congress Center:
    • Over 2.25 million square feet of show floor and meeting space
    • Host 25 of the world's 200 major conventions
    • Together, the Venetian and Sands is the largest hotel complex in the world
    • Ensure sustainability measures and green technologies are achieved—composting 37,000 pounds of waste from a single event and donating 8 tons of materials annually
  • For more information on HIMSS16, visit www.himssconference.org/
  • Download the mobile app, Download now (http://www.himssconference.org/schedule/plan-your-conference?tab=mobile).

Source: HIMSS