Welcome to the Northern California Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
President's Message
Healthcare is undergoing transformation — in technology, in care delivery and in how healthcare is being reimbursed. These are interesting times to be in the field either as a provider, payer or consumer. The face of healthcare will be changing in the years to come as we work to provide higher quality and outcomes while reining in the costs.
The focus of HIMSS at the National and Chapter levels is moving with these changes – continuing to focus on Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) with sharper emphasis on outcomes, linking the technology to positive change in impacting how healthcare gets delivered and measuring the efficacy of that delivery. The Northern California Chapter strives to bring together thought leaders and our membership to engage in a dialogue that is critical to the success of this transformation. The Board of Directors is working diligently on planning events that provide perspective on various aspects of this transformation. We are interested in your feedback as we enter our planning phase for the programs for the next fiscal year. You may provide comments on evaluation forms at our events for by sending a message directly to me at president@nocalhimss.org. I look forward to hearing from you.
The Chapter is also focusing on education, a vital component in developing a succession model. The Chapter has continuously supported the HIMSS Foundation with scholarships annually for the past five years. This year, the Chapter has developed a grant program to provide stipends for internships for students in HIT. Those grants will be issued to students this spring/summer. Preparing students to assume roles in HIT is vital to continuing the deployment of electronic health/medical records and health information exchanges. Our mission is to assist that endeavor through our grants program.
Finally, a lot of the success of the Chapter is because of the support of our sponsors and you, the members. The Board of Directors is thankful for your support, which has truly made a difference in how the Chapter can continue to honor the mission and provide value to our members and the community.
HIMSS Chapter appoints new Education Chair
The Northern California Chapter is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Carroll, BA, MPH as the Educational Chair for the Chapter. Mark is currently the Assistant Director, Health Informatics Graduate Program at UC Davis and also holds faculty teaching positions in the Health Informatics Graduate Program and Health Informatics Certificate Program at UC Davis Extension. Mark will work on extending our reach to students, help shape our direction in developing more outreach and grants programs to fund continuing HIT education. Mark can be reached at mark.carroll@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
Click here to read about the success of the recent Women in Healthcare IT event.
HIMSS Board Officers for the 2011-2012 year
Chapter President - Jeff Hawley
Treasurer - Bob Skok
Secretary - Martha Dameron
President Elect - Jan Oldenburg
Past President - Mary Kay Beltramini
Why You Should Join Our Chapter
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Educational opportunities
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Leadership opportunities
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Collaborative work on healthcare community common initiatives
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Collective voice for health care professionals
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Influence the industry direction
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Career investment, development, advancement
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Network with other health care professionals
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Gain peer recognition
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Opportunity to submit and publish your work and get others publications
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your interest and support of the Northern California Chapter of HIMSS. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming chapter educational programs.
Sincerely,
Jeff Hawley,
President, HIMSS Northern California Chapter
If you have a question or comment, please send me an e-mail
Chapter wins runner-up HIMSS 2010 National Innovation Award
December 2010: Congratulations to our Nursing Leaders and Membership!
The Northern California HIMSS Chapter has received the National HIMSS 2010 runner-up Innovation Award which recognizes our Nursing Informatics Committee’s implementation of successful Symposia and the formation of our “Nursing Advisory Council” whose charter is to develop these programs and to enhance and promote nursing informatics through informational, educational and collaborative processes.
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