Mission
The Arizona Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society provides leadership to foster the advancement and effective use of information technology in Arizona health care. Its professional members include individuals in the fields of information systems, clinical systems, management engineering, and telecommunications. The Arizona chapter provides members with professional development through high quality education and by creating networking opportunities at regularly scheduled meetings.
The Az HIMSS Board would like to make your aware of a recent national HIT update that was announced by Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on December 2, 2009 regarding the availability of $235 million in funds to support the Beacon Community Program. Click here to read Dr. Blumenthal's message.
 Congrats! The Arizona Chapter is recognized as the Small Chapter Innovation Award Winner. The chapter will be honored at the Awards Banquet in conjunction with the HIMSS10 Annual Conference.
The chapter was also awarded the 2009 Small Chapter Runner-up Innovation Award winner. Click Here to read the press release.
AzHIMSS in the News
HIMSS Presents 2009 Awards at Policy Summit
During the Policy Summit, HIMSS presented several awards to policymakers with a special interest in HIT. The HIMSS State Leadership of the Year Award was presented to Anthony D. Rodgers, Director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona's Medicaid Program.
Past President Bob Dowd is a member of the CHIME HIMSS 2010 Spring CIO Forum Planning Committee.
Past President Bob Dowd is a member of the CHIME09 Fall CIO Forum Planning Committee (FFPC).
Past President Bob Dowd was a judge for the Computerworld 2009 Premier 100 IT Leaders Honorees, please read how the honorees were chosen.
Get Involved with National Advocacy
Find out more about HIMSS advocacy and public policy efforts. Click here to view the National Alliance for Health Information Technology Report to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms.
Sponsor an AzHIMSS Event
Sponsor an AzHIMSS event to market your company to Arizona IT professionals.
Arizona Health-e Connection
If you'd like to learn more and get involved in Arizona's HIT and HIE efforts, please go to www.azhec.org. Details about all initiatives in Arizona, as well as key resources on EHR/EMR, eRx, HIE, PHR and Privacy & Security are available. Please contact Arizona Health-e Connection at 602-288-5130 or info@azhec.org with any questions.
 
Congratulations to Lesley King & Marilyn Teplitz — Arizona 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 Lesley King for achieving Ambassador level and Marilyn Teplitz for achieving Advocacy recognition for advocacy efforts. Click here to view all the recognitions.
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