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Get a Head Start on What’s Next: Join the HIMSS27 Online Preview Event

Get a taste of the conversations ahead in Chicago, with perspectives you can put to work before April.

Chicago is still a few months away, but you can get a head start on the ideas bringing healthcare leaders together.

Join HIMSS27 Unveiled on November 12, 2026 for an online event featuring candid conversations about how healthcare is changing, with leaders sharing what they’re trying, what they’re learning and where they see opportunity. Get a taste of what’s ahead in April and fresh perspectives to bring back to your team. 

November 12, 2026 | 11 a.m.–4 p.m. ET | Online 

A Look at the Conversations Ahead

The program spans five connected areas, reflecting how decisions about technology, people and resources affect one another. 

On The Agenda
What You’ll Explore

Healthcare leadership 

How executives are balancing digital transformation, workforce needs and financial performance. 

Administrative costs 

Where interoperability and automation can reduce duplicate work and free clinical capacity. 

The future of work 

How health systems are rethinking staffing, team-based care and continuous learning. 

Agentic AI 

What leaders are learning from implementations, stalled pilots and unexpected results. 

Cybersecurity 

How security leaders connect technical risks to business priorities and earn organizational support. 

Follow a topic close to your role or explore an area that increasingly affects your work. A discussion about administrative costs, for example, may offer useful context for your next automation proposal. 

Hear From Leaders Doing the Work

The speaker lineup includes leaders from Mass General Brigham, Northwestern Medicine, Premier Health, Adventist Health and McLaren Health. 

They’ll bring experience across operations, innovation, informatics and clinical engineering. Sessions will examine both progress and complications: how organizations are changing workflows, where implementations have stalled and which challenges remain unresolved. 

For attendees weighing similar decisions, those details can help sharpen the questions to ask within their own organizations. 

Put November’s Ideas to Work Before April 

Use the event to make progress on a current priority and give your conference planning more direction: 

  • Pressure-test an approach. Compare your organization’s thinking with the experiences shared in the sessions. 
  • Bring back a useful discussion. Share a takeaway with colleagues working through a related challenge. 
  • Focus your Chicago plans. Identify the topics you want to investigate more deeply at HIMSS27. 


You don’t need a finished conference itinerary to benefit. The online event gives you a starting point, whether you’re already registered for Chicago or considering attending.
 

Start Here. Continue in Chicago. 

Set aside time on November 12 for new perspectives on the decisions already on your desk. Then carry those questions and ideas into HIMSS27, April 5–8 in Chicago. 

Join Us in Chicago

April 5-8, 2027
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HIMSS27 Pass Inclusions

Conference Plus Pass

  • Exhibit Hall Access ✅
  • General Sessions ✅
  • Keynote Sessions ✅
  • Light Refreshments ✅
  • Preconference Forums ✅
  • Opening Reception ✅
  • Executive Summit ❌
  • Exclusive VIP Event ❌

Executive Plus Pass

  • Exhibit Hall Access ✅
  • General Sessions ✅
  • Keynote Sessions ✅
  • Light Refreshments ✅
  • Preconference Forums ❌
  • Opening Recpetion ✅
  • Executive Summit ✅
  • Exclusive VIP Event ✅

Conference Pass

  • Exhibit Hall Access ✅
  • General Sessions ✅
  • Keynote Sessions ✅
  • Light Refreshments ✅
  • Preconference Forums ❌
  • Opening Reception ✅
  • Executive Summit ❌
  • Exclusive VIP Event ❌

Exhibit Hall Only Pass

  • Exhibit Hall Access ✅
  • General Sessions ❌
  • Keynote Sessions ✅
  • Light Refreshments ✅
  • Preconference Forums ❌
  • Opening Reception ✅
  • Executive Summit ❌
  • Exclusive VIP Event ❌

Preconference Only Pass

  • Exhibit Hall Access ❌
  • General Sessions ❌
  • Keynote Sessions ❌
  • Light Refreshments ❌
  • Preconference Forums ✅
  • Opening Reception ✅
  • Executive Summit ❌
  • Exclusive VIP Event ❌

Example Hot Lunch Buffet Menu

    • BUCKTOWN CAESAR SALAD: Romaine Lettuce, Shaved Parmesan, Garlic Croutons, Vegetarian Caesar Dressing
    • WEST LOOP QUINOA SALAD: Quinoa, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Dried Cranberries, Toasted Walnuts, Lemon-Tahini Dressing
    • CHICKEN BREAST VESUVIO: Vesuvio Potatoes, Peas, Vesuvio Sauce
    • SOUTH LOOP GRILLED SALMON: Chimichurri Sauce, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Asparagus
    • PILSEN ROASTED ROOT POTATOES & VEGETABLES: Baby Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Beets, Rosemary, Thyme
    • ELI’S CHEESECAKE BITES
    • FARMERS MARKET MINI FRUIT TARTS

    * Example menu only, subject to change