Health tech industry mulls HIMSS21 attendance amid pandemic
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Healthcare technology executives are weighing whether to attend the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society s annual trade show amid the COVID-19 pandemic and following cancellation of the 2020 event.
HIMSS21, which is slated for Aug. 9-13 in Las Vegas, hasn t opened registration for attendees yet. The conference and exhibition has traditionally been one of the largest gatherings of health IT professionals, drawing in tens of thousands of attendees. But some companies, like Cerner Corp., have already said they won t have a booth at the 2021 event. We remain committed to partnering with HIMSS to continue engaging with our clients and the healthcare community in safe and productive ways, a Cerner spokesperson wrote in a statement. Cerner did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the company planned to participate in virtual components of a HIMSS21 event.
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