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 you 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
Three AZ hospitals make Thomson Reuters list
Three Arizona hospitals made Thomson Reuters annual list of the 100 Top U.S. Hospitals: University Medical Center in Tucson under the category of major teaching hospitals; Scottsdale Healthcare Shea under large community hospitals; and Payson Regional Medical Center for small community hospitals.
“This year’s study magnified the value that 100 Top Hospital award winners provide to their communities. Even during the economic downturn, the 100 Top Hospitals maintained a profit from operations while raising the bar for clinical quality and patient satisfaction,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters.
Thomson’s list is based on performance in 10 categories: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia.
New York based Thomson provides information for businesses and professionals. The hospital study has been conducted annually since 1993.
Click here to see the full list.
Click here to read the article in the Phoenix Business Journal.
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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