The HIMSS25 Conference, to be held March 3-6 in Las Vegas, will offer numerous opportunities to learn more about the important interoperability work of Health Level Seven International’s Da Vinci Project.
Project members will describe how the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR, standard can be used to support and integrate value-based care data exchange across communities.
Thanks to participating Da Vinci members AWS, Availity, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Epic, Humana, 1UpHealth, Cognizant, healow and InterSystems, Da Vinci will host a kiosk and five 20-minute thought leadership sessions in the Interop and Smart Pavilion, located in Caesars Forum, Academy Ballroom. Da Vinci also will be presenting three sessions at the HL7 anchor space.
Plus, Da Vinci will be presenting two 60-minute general education sessions.
This year, the HIMSS Conference will be held in three venues. In addition to Caesars Forum, events will take place at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center and Wynn Las Vegas.
For a complete schedule of events featuring Da Vinci content, at HIMSS25, visit: https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/DVP/pages/325452688/Da+Vinci+at+HIMSS25
General Sessions
Two high-profile general sessions at the massive HIMSS event will feature presenters discussing the latest developments in implementing FHIR.
On March 4 at 2 p.m., a panel will address “HL7 FHIR APIs, Interoperability Progress and the Value of Automation.” This event will be held at Caesars, Academy 406.
Moderated by a provider, this panel of payers that are implementing FHIR will share lessons learned and the promise of scalability, describe the Da Vinci resources available that can help organizations automate their processes, and explain how provider and payer innovators who have not waited for new regulations to take effect are already reaping the benefits of FHIR APIs in their real-world business transformations.
Featured speakers will include Ellen Anderson, enterprise architect principal, HealthMap; Karuna Relwani, business interoperability lead, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; and Michael Marchant
director, digital applications, Sutter Health.
Another session, “Interoperability Compliance: Clinical Data Exchange and All the FHIR Jazz,” will be held March 6 at 12:45 p.m. in Venetian, Level 2, Venetian F.
This session will provide guidance on how to comply with the Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057). A former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and a Da Vinci program manager will discuss the application of the implementation guides referenced in patient, provider, and payer-to-payer APIs.
Presenters are Jocelyn Keegan, vice president, interoperability, Aetna; and Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer, 1upHealth.
Thought Leadership Sessions
Here’s a guide to the five 20-minute thought leadership sessions, which will be held in the Interop and Smart Pavilion, Smart Theater, located in Caesars Forum, Academy Ballroom:
- “Member Attribution: First Step for Value-Based Care Success,” March 4, 12 – 12:20 p.m.
- “Translating the Payer-to-Payer API from Idea to Execution,” March 5, 10 – 10:20 a.m.
- “Exploring Two Facets of Payer Data Exchange Implementation,” March 5, 12:30 – 12:50 p.m.
- “Compliance and Beyond: The Future of Health Data Management,” March 6, 11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
- “Transforming Healthcare End-to-End Data Conversations,” March 6, 12 – 12:20 p.m.
HL7 Booth Sessions
Da Vinci’s three sessions at the HL7 booth in the Interop and Smart Pavilion are:
- “Maximizing Your Resources by Using HL7 FHIR Application Programming Interfaces: Provider Perspectives," March 5, 2:05 – 2:35 p.m.
- “HIPAA Exception Pilot Proves Significant Improvement: How Using FHIR APIs Streamlines Prior Authorization,” March 5, 3:25 – 3:55 p.m.
- “Accelerating Healthcare Data Exchange and HL7 FHIR API Adoption: The HL7 Da Vinci Project Trebuchet Pilot Program,” March 6, 2:05 – 2:30 p.m.
In addition, several companies exhibiting at HIMSS will offer FHIR-related presentations in their booths and on other stages.
Open House
Da Vinci members are invited to attend an Open House, slated for Monday from 7 – 9 p.m. at Caesar’s Forum, 133. Members who have not yet received an invitation should send an email to davincipmo@pocp.com for more information or to request an event invitation.
Remember, a complete guide to Da Vinci events at HIMSS is available at: https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/DVP/pages/325452688/Da+Vinci+at+HIMSS25
We look forward to seeing you in Vegas!
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