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Welcome to the HIMSS Nevada Chapter

The Nevada Chapter of Healthcare Information Management Systems Society [HIMSS] welcomes you to our Web site. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthcare information and management systems.



BREAKING NEWS

Nevada HIMSS Chapter partners with Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition (SNMIC), Nevada MGMA chapter, and Clark County Medical Society to launch EHR NEVADA joint initiative Click Here for More Info

HIMSS Membership: Renew or Join HIMSS Now As the largest and only dedicated global healthcare information and management systems association, HIMSS serves more than 35,000 individual members in the United States and internationally, more than 50 state and regional chapters, and more than 520 corporate members representing top supplier and consultant companies. Membership is as easy as a click away: Join Now!

HIMSS Corporate Sponsorship: Position your organization at the forefront of the healthcare IT industry in our state. Click Here for Program Information
CHAPTER NEWS
HIMSS releases multiple resources to equip its members for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) HIMSS Legislative Update November 2008
2011-2012 Chapter Board:

President Russell Suzuki, MSCIS, President/CEO, Falcon Technology

Marketing & Sponsorship Chair / Webmaster Terina Terlizzi, Nevada HIMSS Chapter Intern

Secretary / CALR Liaison Reza Ziaee, Director of Informational Care, SRDH San Martin Campus

Treasurer Christopher Nelson, EHR Project Coordinator, Certified Healthcare Systems

Member-At-Large Linda Rubinson, Market and Business Development Consultant, The Colebrook Group Inc

Membership Chair Maureen Clarke, Consulting Manager of Business Development, Cordea Consulting

Physician Liaison Paul Tomasic, MD, Chief of Endocrinology, Southwest Medical Associates

RHIO / HIE Liaison Brien Vokits, Medical Imaging and Health Information Manager, Desert Orthopaedic Center

CIO Liaison Min-Yen Jung, Major, USAF, MSC, Chief Information Officer, Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital

Education Liaison Stephen Rice, PhD, CPHIT, FASME, Professor of Healthcare Informatics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Programs Chair Erica Vatne, IT Technical Marketing Manager, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Nurse Liaison Anne Wagner, Director of Clinical Excellence, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals



2011 - 2012 Chapter Goals:

1. Double Nevada HIMSS Chapter membership (need everyone’s help here)

2. Gain commitment from two or more corporate sponsors for annual chapter events

3. Hold at events/programs monthly

4. Increase HIT outreach to all facets of the local healthcare industry and expand awareness about HIMSS roles and benefits

5. Hold a joint program with with local chapters of ACHE, HFMA, MGMA, CAAMA, ACNA

6. Invite the Utah, No Cal, So Cal, and Arizona HIMSS chapters to develop and attend a possible joint program in Vegas

7. Grow chapter resources to allow for expanded program offerings, marketing, and Nevada presence

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