HIMSS 2026 brings together healthcare IT professionals, hospital executives, technology vendors, clinicians, and industry leaders from around the globe to explore cutting-edge innovations that are reshaping the future of healthcare. This premier event brings together the best minds in digital health, creating the perfect opportunity to:
- Discover Game-Changing Solutions: Explore hundreds of cutting-edge health technology innovations from leading vendors and emerging companies showcasing the latest solutions in digital health transformation. Connect directly with exhibitors to discover how their breakthrough products and services can address your organization's most pressing healthcare IT challenges and drive meaningful improvements in patient outcomes.
- Gain Practical Knowledge: Access cutting-edge educational content and professional development opportunities that provide practical insights into the latest health IT trends, digital health transformation strategies, and industry best practices. Earn valuable continuing education credits and certification opportunities while learning from expert-led sessions designed to enhance your skills and advance your career in healthcare information technology.
- Build Valuable Connections: Connect with global healthcare leaders, IT professionals, and industry experts through networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful relationships that extend far beyond the conference. Engage with hospital executives, clinicians, IT professionals, and government workers from around the world to share insights, collaborate on solutions, and build the professional network that will advance your career and organization's mission.
On March 10, Partner Adam Greene will lead the panel "The Pros and Cons of Performing Security Assessments Under Privilege." A security assessment, such as a HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis, can reveal all of an organizations greatest vulnerabilities. In the hands of a hacker, it can serve as a roadmap of how to attack the organization. In the hands of a plaintiff's attorney or regulator, it can serve as damning evidence of information security failures. In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission placed a healthcare provider under a 20-year consent order for deceptive trade practices because it claimed that it was HIPAA-compliant but the results of its independent HIPAA gap assessment found only 60-percent compliance. One method to protect the confidentiality of a risk assessment or compliance review is to conduct it under the direction of legal counsel and claim the benefit of attorney-client privilege. This session will explore the pros and cons of such an approach, such as the benefits of a claim of privilege; the extra time, cost, and burden of involving legal counsel; and the risks that a claim of privilege will fail and the assessment will be used against the organization. The session also will discuss the operational elements of performing an assessment under the direction of counsel, with practical tips and strategies.