 January 2010
Happy New Year!
Thanks to all of you that attended our sold out CIO Forum on December 4. It was a great program.
Our next event will be the Academic Alliance Program
in February.
Consumer Driven Healthcare Conference
Bridging the Gap between Healthcare Providers & Partners, and Academia
Friday, February 5, 2010
UCLA Covel Commons Conference Center
330 De Neve Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1492
Click Here for directions to the location.
This conference has been approved by HIMSS for up to 4.6 contact hours of continuing education credit towards renewal of the CPHIMS credential.
Click Here for the the CPHIMS continuing education tracking form. Do not send this form to HIMSS. Retain this form for your records. You will need to provide a copy of this form when renewing your certification.
Click Here for the Program Agenda
Click Here for the Program Flyer
Registration is now open! Register Securely Online
Click Here for speaker bio's
Congratulations to Bill Spooner!
William Spooner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Sharp HealthCare, has been named CHIME-HIMSS 2009 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year
Click Here for additional information
Economic Stimulus for the Healthcare IT Industry
Click on the button below to access the information and tools that HIMSS has provided to help make sense of ARRA, Meaningful Use,...
HIMSS Board Officers for the 2009-2010 year
Carl R. Hill is our Chapter President
Angela Rivera is our President Elect
Despina Hopkins is our Vice President Program Services
Paul Salmon is our Vice President Finance/Treasurer
Great News for our Chapter! The HIMSS Membership and Board of Directors have informed the Southern California Chapter of HIMSS that we have been chosen as the recipient of the 2008 Chapter Innovations Grand Prize Award – Large Chapters. The Award recognizes innovative and quality practices in HIMSS Chapters. Click Here to read the press release.
Thank you for visiting the HIMSS Southern California Web Site. It is an honor to be Chapter President for 2009-2010. I want to express my deep appreciation to the HIMSS Southern California Chapter board and all of our chapter members for providing me this exceptional opportunity. I have been involved with the Chapter board for more than seven years, and the current board is an amazing group of people dedicated to making our chapter one of the best.
The Southern California Chapter of HIMSS is one of forty-six affiliated chapters of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the largest health care information systems professional organization in the nation. Our purpose is to bring health care professionals together to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge among colleagues and to assist members in their professional growth. We accomplish these objectives by presenting educational seminars/conferences, networking opportunities, and a forum for the exchange of ideas among those committed to the goal of improving patient care through the effective use of information technology.
Chapter members come from diverse backgrounds, all involved in some aspect of health care information systems and management. Our members consist of professionals from hospitals, clinic organizations, third-party payors, administrators, information technology vendors, nurses, consultants, physicians, and essentially anyone interested in the trends of health care information and management systems.
Why You Should Join Our Chapter
- Opportunity to grow professionally
- Career investment, development, advancement
- Learn new things from others
- Network with other health care professionals
- Educational opportunities
- Leadership opportunities
- Gain peer recognition
- Collaborative work on healthcare community common initiatives
- Collective voice for health care professionals
- Influence the industry direction
- Opportunity to submit and publish your work and get others' publications
- Give back to the profession
Volunteer Opportunities
The Southern California Chapter of HIMSS is dependent upon the volunteer efforts of our Board of Directors and Committee members. Are you looking for a great way to
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