Messaging software architectures underlie some of the most important and fastest growing segments of healthcare IT. This first-of-its-kind conference will feature case study presentations and actionable information for healthcare providers looking to adopt, extend or replace messaging technology solutions.

Speakers include representatives from Boston Children’s Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Major Health Partners, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mission Health and Northern Westchester Hospital. The conference chairperson is Tim Gee, Principal, Medical Connectivity Consulting.

The conference features 29 sessions. Key topics include:

• Enhancing patient engagement and patient satisfaction through messaging solutions
• Designing a mobile communication strategy for clinicians
• Smartphones in healthcare – bridging the gap between technical and clinical
• Overcoming challenges with communication, workflow and throughput
• Integration of mobile messaging and physiologic alarms: challenges and benefits
• New opportunities for care redesign utilizing messaging technologies
• Converting messaging workflows into intellectual property to benefit hospitals
• Improving the patient experience through messaging and analytics
• Using machine learning in chatbots and messaging systems to increase staff productivity and improve patient satisfaction
• Messaging system interoperability