HIMSS10

Just finished listening to the Keynote by Dr Blumenthal. I have enjoyed my first day here meeting new collegues and re connecting with old colleagues and friends. The awards banquet last night was my first and hopefully not the last. Barry Ross and Jay Srini, both from the WPHISS chapters were recognized for there lifelong efforts in HIMSS. My reaction to the keynote now is that it did not provide any new information. Most of the information was already announced and the summary of the programs announced was also not anything new. The audience at HIMSS, i feel, is a much more advanced group of professionals and the lecture would be more suited to a more generalized audience like nurses, doctors and PA. I am energized by the vision he has and the understanding that a lot of the hard work is just going to start but that we have "the winds at our backs." The key, like Dr Blumenthal said, "it is about change management." I always look forward to your comments and suggestions.