ICYMI: The Best Tweets from HIMSS16
With millions of impressions, 143,164 Tweets by the beginning of day three and even encouraging a national Twitter trend, attendees at 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition were all a-twitter on Twitter about what the conference had to offer, from keynote speakers Michael Dell and Peyton Manning to the HealthTech Demo Zone to those ever-increasing lines for caffeine.
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HIMSS16 ran from Feb. 29 through March 4, and below, we compiled the most intriguing, thought-provoking and funny Tweets from the event's 41,885 health IT enthusiasts and social media ambassadors.
What 41,885 health IT-minded attendees looks like…
#HealthIT human capital flow at #HIMSS16 @HIMSS pic.twitter.com/BwWDjvg66C
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) March 2, 2016
… and what they do for a living…
41,390 #HIMSS16 attendees ~ here's the breakdown pic.twitter.com/Wi7X3ASKq1
— Brian Ahier (@ahier) March 2, 2016
… and what they don’t look like.
Is It Just Me Or Does "Leap Day In Vegas" Sound Like A Direct To Video Hangover Sequel? #HIMSS16 #HIMSSanity pic.twitter.com/gwZ6D6i84q
— Brad Justus (@Brad_Justus) February 29, 2016
What was on everyone’s mind coming into HIMSS16…
Just TWO DAYS until #HIMSS16! https://t.co/Udimit2c7L << In which topics of health IT will you immerse yourself? pic.twitter.com/Il3ZySrzWA
— HIMSS (@HIMSS) February 26, 2016
… and what Judy Faulkner had to say about health IT software.
Judy Faulkner: "Good software is art" https://t.co/lziLb08evh In frank convo w/ HITN, Epic CEO says her company gets a bad rap
— Healthcare IT News (@HealthITNews) March 2, 2016
HIMSS16 told us what patients are looking for in health IT…
Patients want online access to tools but few have it @harrygreenspun https://t.co/JADdAeNE5M #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/tfq39NDjCl
— Sherry Reynolds (@Cascadia) March 2, 2016
… and what doctors are looking for...
Health IT has to work better for doctors, says @ASlavitt and @KBDeSalvo >> https://t.co/DWb94Lk2Aj #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/VMsi13vkXm
— Healthcare IT News (@HealthITNews) March 2, 2016
… and what the health IT industry is going to do about it.
"#Interoperability is not only possible, it's finally happening." - @Jonathan_Bush #HIMSS16 @CommonWell @Cerner pic.twitter.com/1vb1LCaRUM
— athenahealth (@athenahealth) March 1, 2016
Some may call HIMSS16 The Year of the Woman…
ICYMI: HIMSS Launched Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards https://t.co/y5gxoFvJp7 #WomenInHIT #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/xLLIGbtaje
— HIMSS (@HIMSS) March 1, 2016
… though there’s still a long way to go for women in health IT.
#HIMSS16 Survey finds men make 25% more than women in healthcare IT https://t.co/pHZ1YIaBbt #HealthITChicks
— Brian Ahier (@ahier) March 2, 2016
What will next year hold for health IT? Can we stay pumped for the rest of 2016?
Dance floor is hopp'n at #HIStalkapalooza Wish we could bottle this energy. #HIMSS16pic.twitter.com/i1AkdEmFZ9
— Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) March 1, 2016
