Keckley Report February 11, 2019
As 45,000 from 90 countries descend on Orlando this week for the 2019 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition, the marque trade fair for buyers and sellers of health information technology, the importance of information technologies to the future of U.S. healthcare will be in the spotlight.
For the 1300 vendors who will showcase their solutions, it’s prime time. By day, the exhibit hall is a buzz; by night, the big-name players and national consulting organizations host dazzling receptions hoping to lure their best customers and prospects. The lesser known’s host intimate dinner meetings hoping their targets show up. Each views HIMSS as an investment in name recognition, competitive differentiation and client relationship management.
HIMSS attendees are HIT solution users hoping...