We always look forward to attending HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference and to contributing to the exciting things that are happening in the healthcare industry. This year’s conference, held in New Orleans, focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of IT and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. More than just an event, HIMSS is a not-for-profit organization representing nearly 50,000 individual members as well as 570 corporate members.

BlackBerry technology has a legacy in the healthcare industry, and we’re very excited about the potential that BlackBerry 10 has to transform patient care and access to data. With Machine to Machine (or M2M) as a hot topic at this year’s conference, we fit right in with our new QNX-based mobile computing platform. At the BlackBerry Booth attendees were able to get hands-on with BlackBerry 10 as well as to explore what we have to offer the nursing industry including secure messaging, Voice over IP (VOIP), barcode scanning, multi-user capabilities, and a strong mobile ecosystem.

We’re looking forward to further developing our healthcare solutions and to seeing the BlackBerry 10 platform reach its full potential in the industry. With BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 providing multi-platform management and the upcoming Secure Work Space solution for iOS and Android devices, BlackBerry is in a solid position to remain a trusted partner of healthcare service providers worldwide.

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We’ve been having a great time at HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society)! HIMSS is the annual Healthcare Industry show, where we go to meet with current and future customers, demo our new products and applications, and see what’s new in the healthcare industry.

This year, we’re exhibiting with a few of our solution partners: Vocera, Connexall®, and AmCom. We’re also happy to be showing off the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet and its many uses within Healthcare.

We are also joined by some outstanding customers sharing their BlackBerry® solution success stories: Stony Brook University Medical Center, UPMC Mercy Hospital, Integris Health and CSC. Additionally, we’re excited to be premiering the above video that we’ve created featuring our customer, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, showcasing the BlackBerry solution for Nursing.

If you’re at HIMSS, come check us out at our booth #2519. If you’re following the show from your office, check us out @BlackBerry4Biz, where we’re live-tweeting! You can also follow the hashtag #HIMSS11 for complete show updates.

Are you a healthcare professional? Are you attending HIMSS 2011? What do you think of the show so far?