# The Top Takeaways from HIMSS 2019

Published 2019-02-15 · Updated 2026-03-12 · Healthcare on MarketScale
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> HIMSS 2019 wraps up in Orlando, Florida today after five days of healthcare industry learning and collaboration. If you missed anything from the show, MarketScale has you covered. Make sure to read up on the key themes, events and speeches that HIMSS Senior Director of Strategic Communications Karen Groppe made note of if you have…

HIMSS 2019 wraps up in Orlando, Florida today after five days of healthcare industry learning and collaboration. If you missed anything from the show, MarketScale has you covered.

Make sure to [read up on the key themes, events and speeches that HIMSS Senior Director of Strategic Communications Karen Groppe made note of](https://marketscale.com/industries/healthcare/himss-2019-orlando-preview) if you have not already.

Also see [everything you may have missed from the beginning of the show HERE:](https://marketscale.com/industries/healthcare/himss-2019-live)

Innovation is why people come to events like HIMSS 2019, and there were plenty of learning opportunities at this year’s show. Augmented reality may be one of the biggest breakthroughs coming to the medical field soon. Artificial intelligence will also provide insight into the human body.

> [#AR](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is being used today in real-world applications, perhaps none more exciting than surgery! [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@ATTBusiness](https://twitter.com/ATTBusiness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#ATTInfluencer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATTInfluencer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@daniel\_kraft](https://twitter.com/daniel_kraft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#magicleap](https://twitter.com/hashtag/magicleap?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@magicleap](https://twitter.com/magicleap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@magicleapdevs](https://twitter.com/magicleapdevs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#medtech](https://twitter.com/hashtag/medtech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#healthcare](https://twitter.com/hashtag/healthcare?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@Jennifer\_Espo](https://twitter.com/Jennifer_Espo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/XslTyE9vu6](https://t.co/XslTyE9vu6)
> — Evan Kirstel (@EvanKirstel) [February 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1095334266081239041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [#AI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Can See 👀 Inside Living Human Cells![#HealthTech](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HealthTech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#DigitalHealth](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DigitalHealth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#AI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Cancer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cancer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#ArtificialInteligence](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArtificialInteligence?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#healthcare](https://twitter.com/hashtag/healthcare?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) via [@automeme](https://twitter.com/automeme?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#HIMSS2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/IkT1aAdAEQ](https://t.co/IkT1aAdAEQ)
> — #Healthcare 😷 🌐 (@HealthcareLdr) [February 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/HealthcareLdr/status/1095261541941891078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

On Friday morning, [Dr. Don Rucker](https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/don-rucker/index.html), the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States Government gave his thoughts on the industry.

> .[@donrucker](https://twitter.com/donrucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): This is a very international process. We’re actively discussing healthcare across the globe and leveraging standards developed in other countries like [#FHIR](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FHIR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). [#HealthIT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HealthIT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/VSnUVgWPyJ](https://t.co/VSnUVgWPyJ)
> — ONC (@ONC\_HealthIT) [February 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/ONC_HealthIT/status/1096414675963727872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Different perspectives coming together is a goal of every industry trade show and there was no shortage of it at HIMSS 2019.

> .[@SiemensHealth](https://twitter.com/SiemensHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'s Joerg Aumueller shares how [#artificialintelligence](https://twitter.com/hashtag/artificialintelligence?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) has gone from buzzword to clinical routine [@Siemens](https://twitter.com/Siemens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@siemens\_press](https://twitter.com/siemens_press?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#healthIT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/healthIT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JohnNosta](https://twitter.com/JohnNosta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@IrmaRaste](https://twitter.com/IrmaRaste?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#ai](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/GoK3O0L8dv](https://t.co/GoK3O0L8dv)
> — Evan Kirstel (@EvanKirstel) [February 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1096404492210393088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The two goals of the proposed rule are straight forward:
> 🔹Open up the data in electronic medical records to empower the patients. 
> 🔹Stop information blocking. [#NPRM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NPRM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#CuresNPRM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CuresNPRM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#HealthIT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HealthIT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#EHR](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EHR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/3XMeLNeiOq](https://t.co/3XMeLNeiOq)
> — MarieGabrielleLaguna (@docprogrammer) [February 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/docprogrammer/status/1096413458365587456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/FortinetHealth/status/1096412328990572546

> Chuck Brooks from [@ExtremeNetworks](https://twitter.com/ExtremeNetworks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) sharing lessons learned from recent cyber attacks [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#IHPavilion](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IHPavilion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/Wt78lnR41W](https://t.co/Wt78lnR41W)
> — Lauren Farah (@Laur\_Farah) [February 13, 2019](https://twitter.com/Laur_Farah/status/1095738163325210624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The smartphone is a tool that has to be part of the [#healthit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/healthit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) conversation, which is part of the drive behind what [@ONC\_HealthIT](https://twitter.com/ONC_HealthIT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is doing, Don Rucker says during [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) keynote w/ Hal [@HalWolfIII](https://twitter.com/HalWolfIII?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/kvMqM0omMz](https://t.co/kvMqM0omMz)
> — Matthew (@mpweinstock) [February 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/mpweinstock/status/1096411376153751552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

It is possible to walk miles on a given day at a trade show the size of HIMMS 2019, but some attendees still mustered up the energy to hit the bike for a good cause.

> Final day! Help make wishes come true! Bike-o-meter is at 200 miles. Help Optum donate to [@MakeAWish](https://twitter.com/MakeAWish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Central and Northern Florida for critically ill children. Come cycle [@Optum](https://twitter.com/Optum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) booth 5979 [#HIMSS19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). [pic.twitter.com/FJncxGqBB8](https://t.co/FJncxGqBB8)
> — Optum (@Optum) [February 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/Optum/status/1096075161449783297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

For others, they found interactive experiences that were less taxing on the body.

> We’re off to the races with [@lexmark](https://twitter.com/lexmark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) at [#HIMSS2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HIMSS2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ! [pic.twitter.com/38XdqOuRd4](https://t.co/38XdqOuRd4)
> — Allison Fantony (Correia) (@AllisonFantony) [February 14, 2019](https://twitter.com/AllisonFantony/status/1096101225806860288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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