HIMSS18 Planning

What makes the annual HIMSS meeting special?  Many vendors release new products or make important announcements at HIMSS. Of the huge number of exhibitors, vendors bring more than sales reps to attend HIMSS. This is a great opportunity to have meaningful conversations with product managers, engineers and a variety of company executives to discuss detailed product and implementation questions, product roadmaps and connectivity with other vendor's systems. Perhaps the biggest advantage of HIMSS is that you can do this across numerous vendors, looking at both competitors and potential vendor collaborators in a broader overall solution. The only practical alternative to doing this at HIMSS is to visit vendors at their corporate locations, a much more expensive and time consuming endeavor. How to Maximize Your HIMSS Experience If you're a provider, you need a list of vendors, your key questions and the role or title of the person(s) with whom you want to discuss those questions. Craft your questions and then schedule meetings with each vendor, and the appropriate vendor contact, prior to HIMSS (now would be a good time to do this). During your meetings make sure the hard questions are all asked, and that clear and concise answers are received from the vendor. Take notes. After, HIMSS consolidate the notes and what you learned in a brief report to share with the team. In this scenario the keys to success are asking the right questions and getting a meeting with the right person(s)...
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