Category: Reaction Articles

Trade shows are important events for meeting customers and generating new leads. They’re also useful for educational sessions and sharing best practices with peers. They aren’t too shabby when it comes to networking either. But given that resources are limited we wanted to see which of the major healthcare IT conferences is most popular, namely, has ViVE passed HIMSS as the trade show Alpha?

When a hospital gets acquired, change is inevitable. It can be particularly challenging for nurses, doctors, and even for patients. So we wanted to see how much of a change it is for them and whether or not it’s generally positive or negative. Here’s what you told us…

Every important action a business takes either helps them progress or it ends up (inadvertently) helping their competitors. That being the case, we did a quick poll to see what company and hospital leaders use to make informed decisions. Based on the results, we’re probably going to do a follow-up poll to find out how they define ‘real primary research’. Enjoy…

There’s an interesting business dead zone, so to speak, that starts a few days before Christmas and lasts until New Years. And we wanted to see what people do during this period – do they tap out completely, keep cranking away through it all, or use it to retool/re-prioritize/rethink their strategy and tactics. This is what we found out…

The annual RSNA conference is not only the largest conference for medical imaging, it’s also one of the largest healthcare conferences on the planet. But does size really matter? Is all of the travel, expense, time, etc., really worth it? In other words, is the juice worth the squeeze?

Healthcare conferences require a lot of time and money to attend so you have to make sure there’s a good ROI. It appears RSNA is one of those events most feel is one they need to attend on a regular basis.

Like it or not, patients are consumers and those hospitals and clinics that don’t adjust to this reality are going to find themselves left out in the cold.

The annual HLTH conference looks to be a great place to meet with current (or future) partners or for potential investors.

According to the experts we polled, it appears culture really does eat everything else for breakfast…with investors being the main course.

HLTH has really come out of nowhere to become a major player in healthcare trade shows. HIMSS still gets the nod but if HLTH keeps up its momentum, it’ll be the apex predator within a few years.