Dispatch from HIMSS 2017

As I wrote last week, I expected 2017 HIMSS to be filled with Wearables, Big Data, Social Networking concepts from other industries, Telemedicine, and Artificial Intelligence.I was not disappointed.  42,000 of my closest friends each walked an average of 5 miles per day through the Orlando Convention Center. One journalist told me “It’s overwhelming. You do your best to look professional and wear comfy shoes! ”After 50 meetings, and 12 meals in 3 days, here ’s my impression of the experience1. Wearables, while still relevant have gone from the peak of the hype curve to the trough of disillusionment.  Google Glass, smartwatches, and innovative fitness trackers have not quite achieved their promised potential in healthcare and no one is quite sure how to integrate their data into the workflow.  That being said, Internet of Things is bigger than in previous years, with home scales, glucometers, and blood pressure cuffs becoming more connected than ever before. Middleware like Apple Healthkit has significantly reduced the interfacing burden.2. Big Data has morphed into Care Management and Population Health.  We ’re at a point in history when healthcare data has become digital but few are sure how to turn that data into wisdom.  Decision support services that analyze problem lists, medications and genomic data, producing customized care plans are emerging. The challenge is connecting them to the EHR workflow.&nb...
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