Developers of health information systems are in Chicago this week, where they are participating in the annual IHE North America Connectathon, the health IT industry's largest interoperability testing event. First held in 1999, the Connectathon has grown continually in the scope and breadth of testing. Contributing Editor John Andrews covered the event for Healthcare IT News. Here are some of the scenes from the event. Click on images to enlarge.


Orange-vested volunteers validate the results of all vendor tests during the IHE North America Connectathon in Chicago, from Jan. 28-Feb. 1.

Philips Healthcare's run-through included radiology-PACS interoperability testing.

Bill Majurski (center), computer scientist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, explains the testing validation process to attendees.