HIMSS Annual Conference Georgia 2026

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HIMSS

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the professional association behind the Georgia HIMSS chapter and the GAHIMSS conference. At this event it is the convening body for provider, payer and vendor health IT leaders.

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Interoperability

The ability of EHRs, payer systems, labs and public-health systems to exchange and use patient data without manual re-entry. Track 2 at GAHIMSS 2026 focuses on interoperability as infrastructure rather than a one-off interface project.

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FHIR

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, an HL7 standard for application programming interfaces that let apps and systems query clinical data using resources such as Patient, Observation and MedicationRequest.

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HL7 v2

The older but still dominant messaging standard for hospital interfaces, such as ADT and ORU messages; most Georgia health systems run it alongside FHIR.

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TEFCA

Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, the U.S. policy framework for nationwide health information exchange through qualified health information networks.

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Health information exchange (HIE)

A network or organization that routes clinical data among providers, payers and public-health agencies; in Georgia, HIE connectivity is a recurring implementation topic for rural and metro systems.

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EHR

Electronic health record, the core clinical system used by hospitals and ambulatory practices; exhibitors often build add-ons for documentation, orders, analytics or patient engagement.

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Ambient clinical documentation

AI-assisted scribing that listens to a clinical encounter and drafts notes for clinician review. Buyers at the AI track will ask about accuracy, specialty fit, EHR integration and total cost.

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Agentic AI

AI systems that can carry out multi-step tasks, such as gathering prior-authorization evidence or scheduling follow-up, with human oversight. In healthcare the governance questions are scope, auditability and escalation.

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Prior authorization

A payer review that must approve certain services or drugs before care is delivered. Automation and FHIR-based payer APIs are central to reducing administrative delay.

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CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule

A federal rule (CMS-0057-F) requiring certain payers to expose claims, prior-authorization and provider-directory APIs and to meet shorter prior-authorization decision timeframes. It shapes payer IT roadmaps discussed at the conference.

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Responsible AI

Governance and controls for safety, bias, transparency, human review and monitoring of AI models in clinical and administrative workflows; a recurring question for exhibitors demonstrating AI.

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CMIO / CNIO

Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Nursing Information Officer, clinical leaders who bridge care delivery and IT and are key buyers or influencers for documentation and workflow tools.

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Value-based care

Payment and care models that tie reimbursement to quality and outcomes rather than volume alone; data exchange and analytics vendors at GAHIMSS position their tools against these contracts.