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The Top Healthcare IT Events to Watch for in 2024


From artificial intelligence (AI) to predictive analytics, edge computing, and beyond, healthcare organizations have access to a wealth of technologies that can help improve patient care and clinical performance—and there are many more tools on the horizon. This year’s healthcare IT conferences will be full of valuable insights about how these solutions can lead to better patient outcomes while helping organizations overcome some of the industry’s biggest challenges, including cybersecurity threats, staffing shortages, budget constraints, and more.

Here’s a list of the top healthcare IT events that Carahsoft recommends you check out in 2024. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

MESC

August 12 – 15, Louisville, KY

The Medicaid Enterprise Systems Community (MESC) is a national conference and community for state, federal, and private sector individuals to come together and exchange ideas related to Medicaid systems and health policy affected by those systems. This year’s conference will include a track focused on the relationship of the Medicaid program to healthcare IT, with discussions on using data to improve outcomes, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), Medicaid claims and health information exchange (HIE) integration, and more.

Visit the Carahsoft booth #542 and check out a speaking session from Rob Courtney, Healthcare CTO at Carahsoft, on August 13th at 3pm.

GovExec Health Summit

August 16, Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center, Reston, VA

We’re thrilled to host this year’s GovExec Health Summit and welcome some of the top voices from both industry and government. This event will bring together healthcare leaders to discuss the tools and strategies they’re using to improve our nation’s healthcare system. They’ll share best practices, reveal their biggest challenges, and talk about the technologies and tactics they’re employing to make healthcare more secure, equitable, affordable, and available to all.

Sponsorships of this event are currently open to Carahsoft vendors. Contact healthcaremarketing@carahsoft.com for more information.

HIMSS AI in Healthcare Fall Forum

September 5 – 6, Boston, MA

HIMSS AI in Healthcare Fall Forum will cut through the AI hype with a comprehensive showcase of real-world examples illustrating the transformative potential of the technology across the healthcare continuum. You’ll learn best practices from industry peers and experts, learn how they use AI to overcome challenges and make their organizations smarter and more efficient, and glean actionable insights that you can use in your own healthcare setting.

Carahsoft is a proud sponsor of this year’s Healthcare Fall Forum and excited to share that our partner, SolarWinds, will be speaking at the event and showcasing at a kiosk.

GovCIO Health IT Summit

September 19, Bethesda, MD

Federal health IT leaders will converge at this year’s GovCIO Summit to discuss the latest developments in public health technology, including electronic health records modernization, emerging technology investments, data interoperability and sharing, and more. As always, the main focus will be on how organizations can run faster and better so they can deliver better services to customers.

Visit some of Carahsoft’s top vendors, including Leidos, ServiceNow, Snowflake and Splunk, to discover how their latest innovations are helping healthcare agencies achieve their mission of providing better and more efficient services to the public. Carahsoft is also looking forward to celebrating the winners of the GovCIO Health IT Flywheel Awards.

HIMSS Cybersecurity Fall Forum

October 31 – November 1, Washington, DC

Healthcare remains one of the most targeted sectors for cybersecurity threats. This year’s HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum will be focused on the tactics needed to combat increasing cybersecurity threats had on, providing best practices for organizations to proactively shield ever-expanding digital footprints. Discussions will center on the latest technologies available to protect data inside and outside enterprise walls.

Carahsoft is a proud partner of this year’s Fall Forum and will share exclusive offers with the company’s partner network ahead of the event.

NCQA Health Innovation Summit

October 31 – November 2, Nashville, TN

The Health Innovation Summit brings together leaders across the healthcare ecosystem to connect with innovators who are advancing healthcare quality through AI, data solutions, and more. This year’s conference will feature more than 60 sessions on topics centered around the themes of Equity, Digital Quality, Behavior Health, and Value-based Care.

Meet with Carahsoft representatives at the Summit and learn how our partners can help your organization meet its IT goals.

CHIME24 Fall Forum

November 5 – 8, San Diego, CA

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives—CHIME—will host its annual Fall Forum, where digital health leaders will brainstorm, problem-solve, and develop initiatives to advance healthcare using the latest tools and resources. This year’s event will include new tracks featuring “Elite Exchanges” with top healthcare IT experts, the “Visionary Voices” of innovation leaders in the field, and even a CHIME Fun Run and Yoga Class.

Carahsoft is holding a focus group, hosted by Lawrence Stowers, Senior Business Development Manager, with one of our vendor partners.

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229 Project CIO Roundtables

June 27 – 29, Napa, CA

229 Project CIO events are small gatherings of healthcare IT leaders who convene to discuss innovative solutions to the industry’s greatest challenges. This year the 229 Project will host a series of CIO Roundtables. Carahsoft will be there as part of our new and growing partnership with This Week Health, the organization behind the 229 Project.

Meet Carahsoft executives and learn about how technologies like AI, cloud computing, data analytics, and others are helping healthcare organizations deliver better patient care. Carahsoft is also offering sponsorship opportunities to interested vendors. Contact healthcaremarketing@carahsoft.com for more information.

Healthcare has undergone a lot of change over the past couple of years, and this year promises to be no different. New challenges require new strategies and technologies, and each of these events will deliver both. You’ll discover new solutions that will help your agency improve and modernize its service offerings to meet the needs of the moment while driving toward the future.

Please contact us at healthcaremarketing@carahsoft.com to learn more or to get involved in these events. For more information on Carahsoft and our industry leading healthcare IT solutions, visit our Healthcare portfolio, and for more about Carahsoft events, visit our Government Events page.

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