Inside CHIME: Your HIMSS16 Checklist

2.18.16 by Matthew Weinstock Director of Communications and Public Relations, CHIME

HIMSS is a busy week, but CHIME will be there to help get you through it all.

Before attending my first HIMSS conference more than a decade ago, one of my editors offered these sage words, “Remember, HIMSS is a marathon, not a sprint.”

Veterans know all too well that you have to pace yourself during the week-long conference. From the CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum on Leap Day (Monday, February 29) to mammoth exhibit floor to hundreds of education sessions, there’s a lot to absorb. One of our goals at CHIME is to make sure that you well positioned to take advantage of the week and get to the finish line.

With that in mind, here are some tips as you get ready to go:

• For CHIME and Foundation firm members, there’s still time to sign up for the golf tournament on Sunday, February 28. Tee-off is 1:00 p.m. at the Las Vegas National Golf Club.  Transportation will depart the Venetian hotel at 12:15 p.m.

• The CIO Forum Welcome Reception takes place on Sunday, February 28, starting at 6:00 p.m. The location is the Dal Toro Ristorante on the lower level of the Palazzo Hotel.

• The CIO Forum starts on Monday, February 29, with breakfast and registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. The first speaker will go on at 9:00 a.m. This event will be held in the Palazzo Ballroom on level 5 of the Venetian/Congress Center. All of the networking events will take place in this area as well.

• Be sure to take advantage of the CHIME Focus Groups. These are a great opportunity for CIOs and vendors to engage in an important dialogue on what it takes to be successful in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment. CHIME members can provide valuable insights that will help shape the development of products and services that will ultimately make their way to the market and into your institutions. Focus Groups are taking place Tuesday – Thursday. You can register onsite with CHIME staff.

• Make use of the onsite guide, which you’ll get when you pick up your badge at the CIO Forum. This booklet will be loaded with details about the CIO Forum, the CHIME booth schedule and new CHIME initiatives.

• Speaking of the booth, be sure to come by CHIME Central, booth 12547, during the week and get away from the fray. We’ll have demos on new member services and tools, take-home kits detailing CHIME’s various member offerings, and much more. Here’s a listing of planned events in the CHIME booth:

Monday, February 29

Tuesday, March 1

Wednesday, March 2

We know that your time is valuable, especially during a busy HIMSS week. CHIME staff will be on hand to help get you through it!

More Inside CHIME Volume 1, No. 11:

• Job Changes Are Hard, CHIME Is Here to Help – Russ Branzell
• This Week’s Washington Debrief (2.15.16)