Press Hub
To apply for press credentials, complete the HIMSS25 press registration.
Press pick up their badges in the press room at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas. Onsite registration is not available to press. Those accepted as press for HIMSS25 have access to conference events (not including events with additional costs), the exhibit hall during regular hours, a room equipped with WiFi, and charging stations.
Questions about Press Registration for HIMSS25?
Contact the HIMSS Communications & PR Team.
The criteria below assume applicants are either full-time journalists or journalism is the applicant's main function. The HIMSS Strategic Communications team defines a journalist as authors of original content for a media outlet or publication on a regular basis. Journalists approved for general media credentials are expected to use that access for the purpose of covering the topics of health information and
technology during HIMSS25.
- All media organizations are limited to three credentials per news organization, inclusive of both writers and production crews.
- Analyst organizations are limited to two credentials per organization.
Individuals who do not qualify as accredited media in any of the following categories must register as an attendee to access the HIMSS25 campus.
Digital journalists can receive a HIMSS event press credential if they provide the following:
- The name of the publication and website to which they publish during HIMSS events. The journalist's name should be listed on the website in an editorial capacity.
- Demonstrate on line readership/listenership is more than 7,500 unique engagements per month.
- News outlet or blog website has a MOZ domain authority score of 30 or higher. Utilize Free MOZ Domain Tool to check the domain authority score. Sponsored bloggers, bloggers for company pages, personal website writers, consultants who blog to promote businesses, designers, public relations professionals and copy/content editors do not qualify for press credentials.
Freelance contributors on assignment can receive HIMSS25 press credentials if they provide the following:
- A letter or email from the editor or senior member of the editorial team, from the company letterhead or email address, stating the
freelancer is covering HIMSS events on assignment for their publication. - The freelancer should complete the registration process with the publication that assigned coverage of the event.
Marketing, public relations or other industry executives who contribute bylined articles to news outlets do not qualify for press credentials. You must register under the assigning publication's name and not your individual business name.
HIMSS allows analysts from recognized industry firms to receive press credentials if they can provide a bylined, published report related to the health IT industry published within the past six months. Analysts and consultants who develop a client-only publication for their own firm or another firm do not qualify for press credentials. Financial analysts and consultants do not qualify for press credentials.
To apply for press credentials, complete the HIMSS25 press registration (coming soon). Press pick up their badges in the press room at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas. Those accepted as press for HIMSS25 have access to conference events (not including events with additional costs), the exhibit hall during regular hours, a room equipped with WiFi, and charging stations.
All media credentials are provided at the discretion of the HIMSS Strategic Communications team. HIMSS Strategic Communications team reserves the right to accept or deny press credentials. The accreditation team may ask for information in addition to what is described above to validate journalistic merit and focus area.
Questions?
For additional information, please contact the HIMSS Strategic Communications team at [email protected].