Northern California Chapter HIMSS

Upcoming Events

EHR EVENT

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Registration now open

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EVENT LOCATION:

Microsoft - San Francisco facility
835 Market St.

Discussion areas for the session will include the current state of the art of EHR systems, and EHR usage among hospitals, physician offices, insurance companies, and patients. Speakers include:

Steve Bornstein, MD

Physician Director for KP HealthConnect EHR Kaiser Permanente

David Classen , MD,MS

Chief Medical Officer at Computer Sciences Corporation Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah

Don Simborg, MD

Co-founder and Board Member, HL7 Board Member, Foundation on Research and Education of the American Health Information Management Association

Welcome to the Northern California Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

The Northern California Chapter (NoCal HIMSS) is dedicated to the development of healthcare information technology professionals in Northern California.

We serve 700+ members, as well as the Northern California healthcare community at large. We bring health care professionals together to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge among colleagues, and to assist members in their professional growth.

NoCal HIMSS accomplishes our objectives by:

Presenting educational seminars and conferences

Offering networking opportunities

Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas focused on improving patient care through the use of information technology

Presentations for NoCal HIMSS Programs are Now Available

Presentations from NoCal HIMSS programs are now posted to the Past Presentations page.

HIMSS Membership: Renew or Join HIMSS Now

As the largest and only dedicated global healthcare information and management systems association, HIMSS serves 20,000 individual members in the United States and internationally, 47 state and regional chapters, and 300 corporate members representing top supplier and consultant companies.

Interested in becoming a member - Learn more about the benefits of joining HIMSS.

To renew your membership - contact the HIMSS Member Services Department via email or at 312.664.4467. You can also renew your membership over the phone or receive an electronic copy of your invoice.

Congratulations to Martha Dameron & Thelma Kay-Weiss – Northern California's Chapter Advocacy Liaisons!

HIMSS congratulates all of the chapters that are participating in the Chapter Advocacy Liaison Recognition (CALR) Program. The program helps HIMSS coordinate an effective, sophisticated grassroots advocacy effort across the country.

Congratulations to Martha Dameron & Thelma Kay-Weiss for achieving Advocacy level recognition for advocacy efforts. Click here to view all the recognitions.