The document summarizes the winners of the 10th Annual HISsies Awards, which honors the best and worst of healthcare IT as voted by readers of HIStalk. Key awards and winners mentioned include Smartest Vendor Action Taken going to McKesson for planning its exit from healthcare IT, Stupidest Vendor Action Taken going to Theranos for everything it did, and Best Healthcare IT Vendor/Consulting Firm going to Epic. John Halamka from BIDMC won or was nominated for several awards.

2. The Tenth Annual
HISsies Awards
Honoring the best (and the worst) of
healthcare IT, as nominated and voted by
the readers of HIStalk

3. Smartest Vendor Action Taken
CommonWell and Carequality agree to connect
their systems.
McKesson plans its exit from healthcare IT.
NTT Data acquires Dell’s services division.

4. The Winner ...

5. Smartest Vendor Action Taken
McKesson plans its exit
from healthcare IT.
2016 Winner: Cerner partners with Leidos for the DoD bid
2015 Winner: Epic and IBM join for DoD bid

6. Stupidest Vendor Action Taken
Everything done by Theranos.
McKesson plans its exit from healthcare IT.
Siemens Healthineers announces its new name at
a company launch party.
IBM acquires Truven Health Analytics.

7. The Winner ...

8. Stupidest Vendor Action Taken
Everything done by Theranos.
2016 Winner: Cerner requires employees to sign an arbitration
agreement to get future raises
2015 Winner: Epic tries to expand its non-compete clause

9. Best Healthcare IT Vendor or
Consulting Firm
Epic
Meditech
Nordic
Cerner
Health Catalyst

10. The Winner ...

11. Best Healthcare IT Vendor or
Consulting Firm
2016 Winner: Epic
2015 Winner: Epic

12. Worst Healthcare IT Vendor or
Consulting Firm
Leidos
Athenahealth
EClinicalWorks
GE Healthcare

13. The Winner ...

14. Worst Healthcare IT Vendor or
Consulting Firm
2016 Winner: Allscripts
2015 Winner: GE Healthcare

15. Best Leader of a Vendor or
Consulting Firm
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
Judy Faulkner, Epic
Bruce Cerullo, Nordic
Hemant Goel, Spok
Carl Dvorak, Epic

16. The Winner ...

17. Best Leader of a Vendor or
Consulting Firm
Judy Faulkner, Epic
2016 Winner: Judy Faulkner, Epic
2015 Winner: Judy Faulkner, Epic

18. Best Provider User of
Healthcare IT
Mercy Virtual Care
UPMC
Kaiser Permanente
Beth Israel Deaconess
Geisinger Health System

19. The Winner ...

20. Best Provider User of
Healthcare IT
2016 Winner: Kaiser Permanente
2015 Winner: Kaiser Permanente

21. Most Promising
Technology Development
FHIR and APIs
Blockchain
Artificial intelligence
Telehealth

22. The Winner ...

23. Most Promising
Technology Development
Telehealth
2016 Winner: Predictive analytics
2015 Winner: API-based interoperability

24. Most Overrated
Technology
Wearables
Blockchain
Cloud computing
FHIR and APIs
Artificial intelligence

25. The Winner ...

26. Most Overrated
Technology
Wearables
2016 Winner: Apple Watch
2015 Winner: Google Glass

27. Most Overused
Buzzword
Big data
Value-based care
Interoperability
Population health
Patient engagement

28. The Winner ...

29. Most Overused
Buzzword
Big data
2016 Winner: Big data
2015 Winner: Big data

30. When ______ Talks,
People Listen
Andy Slavitt, CMS
John Halamka, BIDMC
Judy Faulkner, Epic
Micky Tripathi, MA Ehealth Collaborative

31. The Winner ...

32. When ______ Talks,
People Listen
John Halamka, BIDMC
2016 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC
2015 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC

33. Most Effective Healthcare IT
Provider Executive
Stephanie Reel, Johns Hopkins
Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente
John Halamka, BIDMC
Dave Garrett, Novant Health

34. The Winner ...

35. Most Effective Healthcare IT
Provider Executive
John Halamka, BIDMC
2016 Winner: Marc Probst, Intermountain
2015 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC

36. Most Effective Medical / Clinical
Informatics Professional
John Halamka, BIDMC
Sarah Kramer, Yuma Regional Medical Center
Dick Tayrien, HCA Healthcare
Christopher Sharp, Stanford

37. The Winner ...

38. Most Effective Medical / Clinical
Informatics Professional
2016 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC
2015 Winner: Chris Longhurst, Stanford
John Halamka, BIDMC

39. Person You Would Most Like to
See on the HIStalkapalooza Stage
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
Judy Faulkner, Epic
Carl Dvorak, Epic
Hoda Syed-Friel, Meditech

40. The Winner ...

41. Person You Would Most Like to
See on the HIStalkapalooza Stage
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
2016 Winner: Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
2015 Winner: No award given

42. HIS Industry Figure with Whom You’d
Most Like to Have a Few Beers
Judy Faulkner, Epic
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
John Halamka, BIDMC
Andy Slavitt, CMS
Steve Lieber, HIMSS

43. The Winner ...

44. HIS Industry Figure with Whom You’d
Most Like to Have a Few Beers
2016 Winner: Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
2015 Winner: Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth

45. HIS Industry Figure in Whose Face You’d
Most Like to Throw a Pie
Judy Faulkner, Epic
Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth
Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos
Tom Price, US Congress / HHS Secretary

46. The Winner ...

47. HIS Industry Figure in Whose Face You’d
Most Like to Throw a Pie
Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos
2016 Winner: John Hammergren, McKesson
2015 Winner: Jonathan Bush, Athenahealth

48. HIStalk Healthcare IT
Industry Figure of the Year
John Halamka, BIDMC
Andy Slavitt, CMS
Micky Tripathi, MA Ehealth Collaborative
Stephanie Reel, Johns Hopkins

49. The Winner ...

50. HIStalk Healthcare IT
Industry Figure of the Year
2016 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC
2015 Winner: Karen DeSalvo, HHS
Andy Slavitt, CMS

51. HIStalk Healthcare IT
Lifetime Achievement Award
Neal Patterson, Cerner
Steve Lieber, HIMSS
Terry Ragon, InterSystems
Ted Shortliffe, Arizona State University

52. The Winner ...

53. HIStalk Healthcare IT
Lifetime Achievement Award
2016 Winner: John Halamka, BIDMC
2015 Winner: Neil Pappalardo, Meditech
Neal Patterson, Cerner

54. HISsies 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
Online Only
(since this is the last HIStalkapalooza)