Healthcare today is largely woven together with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, which has led to the rapid attendance growth in the past decade at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting, now the world’s largest health informatics conference with more than 1,300 vendors on the vast expo floor. Here are six key takeaway trends seen at the 2019 meeting held in February.  

1. The Rise of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare
2. Decrease on Hype and Focus on Introducing Artificial Intelligence Products
3. Analytics is the Next Big Trend Following Digital Health Records Implementation
4. Creating Virtual Organs From Medical Imaging to Test Devices Before Implant
5. Cybersecurity Tops Concerns With Electronic Medical Records
6. Integrating Wearable Devices Into Patient Care

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Reference: Dave Fornell is the editor of ITN and DAIC magazines.