HIMSS16 Recap

It was great to see so many blog readers and old friends at HIMSS this year. For those who downloaded my list of connected health exhibitors, how did the list work for you? I found sorting by booth number really cut down on running back and forth across the show floor. The exhibits are always the big draw for me at HIMSS, and this year was no exception. Where else can you meet with companies ranging from embedded system medical devices to digital health to horizontal market IT solutions? This year I visited and talked with 45 companies, all exhibitors but two. As reported in the pre-HIMSS16 post, digital health (workflow automation utilizing mobile devices like smartphones) was a big deal in many ways. Lots of exhibitors, lots of press announcements, lots of rumors and buzz. And why not? The fed’s money to pay for new EMRs is running out, and EMR penetration is high, and the barriers to adoption for digital health are low. The carveout for data security firms also seemed to be really hopping. All of this is consistent with Drew Ivan’s prognostication based on an analysis of educational session topics over time. Walking the exhibit halls, something new did pierce my consciousness as I scurried from booth to booth:  several asian companies selling generic Android smartphones. I don’t see these obscure (for now) OEM Android smartphones taking business away from Apple, Ascom, Spectralink or Zebra any time soon. I’m looking forward to these OEM smartphones...
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