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HIMSS 2014 March 12, 2014 Disclaimer: Nothing that we are sharing is intended as legally binding or prescrip7ve advice. This presenta7on is a synthesis of publically available informa7on and best prac7ces.
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For a change of pace, this latest Insights webinar covers the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) convention recently held in Orlando, Florida. Our CEO Ben Quirk attended the event and reports his observations, focusing on how convention activities reflect the state of the healthcare industry in 2014.
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HIMSS 2014 March 12, 2014
Disclaimer: Nothing that we are sharing is intended as legally binding or prescrip7ve advice. This presenta7on is a synthesis of publically available informa7on and best prac7ces.
HIMSS in Orlando, 2014
The Show
A tremendous venue for healthcare vendors
A?endance
• More B2B than ever this year • 30,000 a?endees • 22,000 vendor a?endees • Cerner and Optum had an overwhelming presence
• Other EHRs more subdued than in years past, reflecJng slowdown in sales
View From the ConvenJon Center
ReJred Catch-‐Phrases in 2014
• Health InformaJon Exchange
• Personal Health Record • Cloud CompuJng
• Meaningful Use • Regional Extension Center
Catch-‐Phrases in 2014
• Big Data • Accountable Care OrganizaJons • AnalyJcs • Quality
Catch Phrases
Source: Gartner
Industry Shocks
• ICD10 • MU 2014 • Medicare Cuts
• Affordable Care Act • High DeducJbles
Sessions
• Huge focus on ACOs – How to avoid piXalls and make them profitable
– Clearly a need for UJlizaJon Management – Tools and strategies run the gamut
• ICD-‐10 – Industry pushback swelled in weeks leading to HIMSS
– CMS not pushing dates, but allowing breathing room on Meaningful Use through hardships
Hillary Clinton Keynote Address
Clinton Takeaways
• Clearly already campaigning
• Admi?ed issues with ACA, but stressed it was the right step forward and just needs some tweaks
• ConJnually emphasized abandoning fee-‐for-‐service and focusing on payment for quality
Missing Issues
• Value Modifier
• Coming Pay-‐for-‐Value Discussion – Clearly, government has plans for PQRS, MU, and Value Modifier, but sJll won’t share
– Referenced conJnually by Clinton
Conference Takeaways
• Groups are focused on 2014 changes. No one we spoke with is switching vendors right now.
• Big purchases are in Accountable Care OrganizaJons.
• Be prepared for Value Modifier (future Insights webinar topic).
HIMSS in Chicago, 2015
