ORLANDO—Health information exchanges, as they develop, are discovering that patient matching across organizations is a challenge very different from internal matching, according to a presentation at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

ORLANDO--The Connected Patient Learning Gallery, a new element in the exhibit hall this year, is the result of requests from HIMSS members who asked for one place to showcase innovative health IT products and services that address various aspects of electronically engaging providers and patients as well as ways to integrate these products for patient care.

ORLANDO--The decision to embark on an innovation program should stem from a vision, not from the desire to use a particular tool or technology, said speakers at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference.

Good morning! Here are some interesting developments from the official opening day of the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.