Focused on improving the delivery of healthcare with effective and efficient healthcare IT and management systems solutions, Vitamin C travels to Las Vegas, NV for the upcoming 2016 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, February 29 - March 4, 2016 ,  at the Sands Expo and Convention Center as a guest of the Georgia Innovation Crescent Regional Partnership. Osama Hashmi, Chief Product Officer is excited to be attending HIMSS as many of Vitamin C’s customers are potential exhibitors at the conference. “It's always great to see the new technology and offerings available to providers and we love helping bring those services to the hands of patients,” he shares.  

The 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world thus making it one of the world’s largest healthcare IT and management systems conferences. The Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department chose Vitamin C to join them at HIMSS because they are a leader in their field. Director Ryan Moore explains, “This collaborative effort to showcase the innovative technology that is coming out of the Athens region will allow Athens-Clarke County and Vitamin C to position themselves as leaders in the health IT sector."

Exceptional education, world-class speakers, cutting-edge health IT products and powerful networking are hallmarks of this industry-leading conference. More than 300 education programs feature keynotes, thought leader sessions, roundtable discussions and e-sessions, plus preconference symposia and workshops.

Vitamin C is a start-up company based in Athens, Georgia. The company was founded with the goal of refreshing the healthcare communication process. Vitamin C is a communication vitamin that helps healthcare providers and their partners better communicate with their patients. Their software allows automated patient engagement programs to be customized or updated in real-time, without any service interruptions. Healthcare providers can leverage Vitamin C to undertake their own quality improvement, wellness, or Meaningful Use projects. With all of the great services available to patients, Vitamin C helps providers qualify and inform patients on what they need most. Vitamin C helps eliminate the administrative waste and opportunity costs associated with tedious, repetitive tasks like faxing, managing paper document workflows, and calling patients and insurance providers.

The Innovation Crescent Regional Partnership's participation in HIMSS is a great example of the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department working with its regional partners to create opportunity for local life science based industry. Georgia’s Innovation Crescent is both a geographic area and a coalition of more than 15 counties and economic development entities all dedicated to supporting Georgia’s life science and technology growth.  Anchored by the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, with Atlanta on one end and the University of Georgia in Athens-Clarke County on the other, Georgia’s Innovation Crescent has quietly emerged as one of the leading life science and technology clusters in the Southeast.