Conference
HIMSS Global Health Conference
The world's largest healthcare information technology conference, driving global standards for electronic medical records and clinical informatics.
- When
- March, Mid March to Early April
- Where
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- Format
- In person
- Organiser
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- Region
- Global
- Scale
- About 35,000 attendees
- Founded
- 1961
The Signal
The HIMSS Global Health Conference is the massive, long running anchor event for healthcare information technology. Organized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, it brings together global stakeholders to discuss electronic health records, data standards, and hospital enterprise systems. The exhibition hall features thousands of software vendors, from global tech giants to specialized startups. For healthtech operators, this is the essential platform for policy advocacy, professional education, and major partnership announcements.
What to expect
- Enterprise EHR integration updates
- Global health data interoperability standards
- Government health IT policy initiatives
- AI clinical documentation tool rollouts
Who is in the room
Hospital IT directors, clinical informatics specialists, government policymakers, tech vendors, and global consultants attend.
Background
Starting as a small academic gathering in 1961, HIMSS grew alongside the digitalization of healthcare administration. It has evolved into a global powerhouse event that shapes national health IT policies.
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