This time last week, along with over 45,000 other attendees, we were wrapping up our adventures at HIMSS19. It was an eventful conference and this week’s Friday Five seeks to pull it all together to give you a glimpse into our week-long whirlwind.

This year at HIMSS19, HealthcareNow Radio boasts four of our radio hosts moonlighting as HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors. Check the pulse of HIMSS19 with some highlights we have compiled.

Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., who served as the 19th surgeon general of the United States from December 2014 to April 2017, will be the opening keynote speaker on Feb. 11 at the CHIME HIMSS CIO Forum in Orlando, Fla.

The HIMSS19 Global Conference & Exhibition is just around the corner. This week’s Friday Five highlights some tips to help you plan for the conference, participate and follow the latest conference news and happenings using social media, and access what thought leaders and experts have to say before, during and after HIMSS19.

The timing of our 3rd annual Interoperability Panel Discussion couldn’t be better, following in the wake of National Health IT Week in October. Healthcare attorney David Harlow will once again be our moderator during this 75-minute webcast. Register today!

Join HITECH Answers and SA Ignite as we continue our series of webinars. This Thursday we will be discussing the details of the recently release 2019 QPP Final Rule from CMS last week.

The 4th Annual SHIEC Conference took place in Atlanta GA last week. I spent a day there and talked to a very optimistic crowd on the state of our health information exchange. You will hear the audios throughout the day on the radio but here they are on demand.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is pleased to announce that 31 academic nursing leaders from across the nation have been selected to participate in the 2018 AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program, which will be held August 6-9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sponsoring companies include GE Healthcare, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab and Benchmark Senior Living, in collaboration with three members of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Workgroup.