About HIMSS: An Orientation to our...

About HIMSS:An Orientation to our Organization

Thomas M. Leary

Vice President, Government Relations

HIMSS North America

Who is Tom Leary?

• Government Relations Professional

• Joined HIMSS

– 2002 as Member

– 2003 as first full-time GR staff

• History- Political Science Dual Major; Masters in Public Policy

• 25 years of experience working in and around government

• Passionate about family, Buffalo sports teams, NY Yankees, and anything Rutgers

• Happy to be here today

VisionBetter Health Through Information Technology

MissionGlobally, lead endeavors optimizing health engagements and care outcomes through information technology

HIMSS Strategic Direction

• 1961: Organized as healthcare management engineering

society

• 1966: Affiliated with American Hospital Association

• 1993: Established as independent organization

• 1995: Created HIMSS Foundation – scholarships

• 2001: Built US Focus and Constituencies

• 2006: Built Global Constituencies

Society History

The HIMSS Ecosystem

HIMSS Strategic Approach

• Focus on the value of health IT through:

• Supporting Care Transformation

• Expanding Access to High Quality Care

• Increasing Economic Opportunity

• Making Communities Healthier

Strategic Format

HIMSS Represents:

70,000+ Individual Members

65,700+People Educated

23,000+Volunteers

630+Corporate Members

450+OrganizationalAffiliate Clients

450+Non-Profit

Partner Members

Where do YOU fit in?

• Conferences, virtual, chapter, continuing education, networking, community…

• Get the most out of your membership by attending HIMSS events!

HIMSS Events

Check out www.himss.org/Events

Chapters – The Local Arms of HIMSS

Engagement Opportunities!

Chapters:55

Communities: 12

Task Forces: 16

Volunteers:23,000+

Workgroups:14

Roundtables:

11

Committees:16

SIGS:9

Leadership Opportunities: 950+

Community

Peer to peer networkingOpportunity to connect,

learn, lead with like minded colleagues

Open to all members

Committee

Small group of highly qualified

volunteers

Execute strategic initiatives

Create tangible, valuable

resources

Application process (Jan. to

March annually) – Must be a

member for 12 months

Taskforce

• Work on narrow-issue

projects

• Convene for period of

time and then disband

• Open to all members

Workgroup

• Work on time sensitive or

single-issue projects

• Convene for period of time

and then disband

• Always work under a

committee

• Open to all members

Roundtable

• Focus on strategic

subjects and/or audiences

• Has a specific core

constituency

• Open to all members

Special Interest Group (SIG)

• Unique collaboration

opportunities with your

peers across the nation

• Open to all members

• Vast industry knowledge all in one place!

• New material continuously added

• What’s in the Resource Library?

– Podcasts

– Publications and white papers

– Industry research

Grow Knowledge: HIMSS Online Resources

• Great content delivered by industry experts in a host of convenient formats.

• More than 1,000 hours of recorded conference sessions, webinars and eLearning courses and modules

• Content available in 18 languages

• Provides the tools you need to stay current in the rapidly evolving field of health IT

www.himss.org/health-it-education/learning-center

www.himsslearn.org

The Learning Center

• CPHIMS – For professionals with proven industry expertise

• CAHIMS – For professionals with less than 5 years of experience

Which one is right for you?

www.himss.org/health-it-certification

Questions? certification@himss.org

Certification

• Training or education provider that meets HIMSS’s rigorous standards for effective health information technology and healthcare educational content

• Helps to “narrow the field” of training or education resources for a single course, certificate program, or a variety of degrees with a health IT focus

• Excellent way to supplement one’s health IT knowledge and prepare to sit for the CAHIMS or CPHIIMS

For more information, please visit…

http://www.himss.org/get-involved/approved-education-partnerhttp://www.himss.org/get-involved/approved-education-partner/find-an-aep

HIMSS Approved Education Partners

• Senior - must be a member for at least three consecutive years before applying and score a minimum of 100 points across multiple categories

• Fellow (FHIMSS) - must be a member for at least five consecutive years and score a minimum of 200 points across multiple categories

• Life (LHIMSS) and Life Fellow (LFHIMSS) - must be a member for at least 30 consecutive years

– Receives complimentary HIMSS membership

– Receives a complimentary Annual Conference registration

Application online or PDF

Questions? advancement@himss.org

Member Advancement Options

• Looking for a Healthcare Technology Job?

• Searching for Health IT candidates?

• Want more sources for health IT jobs?

The #1 Source for starting or advancing your Healthcare IT career!

For more information, please go to …

jobmine.himss.org

WHO IS HIMSS MEDIA?

INDUSTRY-LEADING MEDIA BRANDS

WHY WORK WITH HIMSS MEDIA?

FIRST PARTY DATA FROM SOURCES FOR ACTIONABLE AUDIENCE INSIGHT

LEVERAGING OUR BROAD BAND OF RANGE SOLUTIONS

FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS

Check out www.himss.org/Events

» JIRA

» Marketo

» SalesForce

» Media Radar

» Drupal CMS

» Google Analytics

» The Learning Center

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

What is PCHAlliance? A non-profit, membership based organization formed by HIMSS in 2014 that …

• believes health is personal and extends beyond healthcare

• accelerates technical, business, policy and social strategies necessary to advance personal connected health

• mobilizes a coalition of member stakeholders to realize the full potential of personal connected health

Who are PCHAlliance Members? A vibrant ecosystem of nearly 100 technology, life sciences and innovative, early stage companies, governments, academic institutions and associations from around the world, including:

• Participating in Workgroups – US and global policy and regulatory issues; regional and country – specific activities in Southeast Asia, Japan, MENA and EU; Continua technical specifications, standards adoption and more!

• Contributing to publications and presentations driving the agenda and providing a strong voice for PCHAlliance and the industry

• Advancing the application of emerging technologies in behavioral health, data analytics, digital therapeutics and artificial intelligence

• Supporting the widespread adoption of personal connected health technologies through public policy initiatives to create favorable markets and regulatory climates

PCHAlliance engages its members and

the global personal connected health community around…

• Key Initiatives

• Research Projects

• Policy Issues

• Standards and Interoperability

• Events and Networking

• Cross Member Collaborations

What does PCHAlliance do?

PCHAlliance Key Initiatives

PCHAlliance is driving collaboration, advancement andinteroperability standards to promote connected health adoption around the world in order to support better health through information and technology.

• Innovation in Connected Health• Patient Generated Health Data• Behavior Change• Healthy Longevity• Digital Therapeutics

PCHAlliance supports research initiatives to promote the exchange of evidence, ideas and opportunities in personal connected health

• Collaboration with global research organizations and alliedpartners to create new data proving the value of personalconnected health

• Publication of white papers, case studies and thoughtleadership content promoting the application of connectedhealth

• Dissemination of policy statements to support keyissues impacting technology-enabled health and wellness

PCHAlliance Research

PCHAlliance Policy Issues

PCHAlliance Standards & Interoperability

• Offer end-to-end interoperability of personal connectedhealth devices and systems and is the only recognizedglobal interoperability standard for personal health systems

• Define an open, flexible framework for end-to-end interoperability and the convenient collection and exchange of clinical grade health data to improve health and disease management

• Recognized by ITU (International Telecommunication Union) as a formal international standard for personal health systems; available free of charge in six languages

PCHAlliance Events2018 Connected Health Conference

October 17-19Seaport Hotel & World Trade CenterBoston, MA

HIMSS Global ConferencePCHAlliance delivers a host of activities focusedon personal connected health including pavilions, symposia, workshops and thought leadership ideas

PCHAlliance Member SummitsMembers convene twice per year: Fall in the US, and in the Spring in Europe, in conjunction with a HIMSS event

PCHAlliance EventsThe Premiere Thought Leadership Event in Connected Health

• 2,500+ attendees: healthcare, health IT, public policy, consumertechnology, pharma, research, the investment communityand academia

• 250 exhibiting companies; 30+ sponsoring organizations• 3 days of programming: 50+ sessions; 200+ speakers• 20+ innovation centers and accelerators• 80 cutting-edge startups• Themed Pavilions: Emerging Tech and Digital Therapeutics

www.ConnectedHealthConf.org

Healthcare’s Most Comprehensive Market Intelligence Resources & Advisory Solutions

Healthcare

Organization

Benchmarking

Health IT

Market

Intelligence

Health IT

Insight &

Research

HIMSS Analytics Toolkit

ActionableHealthcareInformation & TechnologyInsights

LOGIC™

Source

MarketInsight

AdvisoryServices

Trusted Health IT DataThe most robust health IT dataset in the world built collaboratively with hospitals.

Contracts & PricingContracts you need for transparency in pricing and effective go-to-market strategy.

Understand Buyer NeedsShift from simply selling a tool to truly identifying and addressing key decision maker needs.

Consultative InsightAdoption and Maturity Models to move your organization forward through technology.

Practical Intelligence for Performance

Health IT Market Intelligence On Demand

GLOBAL ACCESS

7,403 Health Systems

14,922 Hospitals

820+ ACOs, 420+ HIEs

500+ Data Centers

6,800+ Post-Acute Facilities

351,500+ Practices

DETAILS ON

Pre-RFP Buying Intent

771,765 Technology

Installations

Employee & Patient Volume

Financial Balance Sheets

IT Budgets

REGIONS

United States

Canada

Central/South America

Europe

Middle East

Asia

Details on Nearly 380,000 Organizations in 47 Countries

Maturity Models that Drive the Health IT

Market in the Direction it Needs to go

Improved Patient Care and Health IT Insights

Expertise Across the Product Management Value Stream

Creating MarketIntelligence

Making Market Intelligence Actionable

HIMSS Analytics Toolkit

Health ITActionableInsights

What’s Next?

Our Core Activities

Our Core Activities

MEDIAEuropean Health IT news and views

ANALYTICSProgressing towards a paperless environment

EVENTSInnovation, networking and education

COMMUNITIESConnecting healthcare IT professionals

MEMBERSHIPEducation and best practices

• Founded in 1961

• HIMSS encompasses over 64,000 members, 640 companies and over 1 million HIT network of key influencers

• Unique breadth of expertise and capabilities to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health and care

The Leading Health IT Knowledge Organization

• Voice, advisor and thought leader of transformation through healthcare IT

• Unite and engage key stakeholders through:

– Media

– Analytics

– Events

– Communities

– Membership

The Leading Health IT Knowledge Organization

• Keep on top of healthcare IT news, policy and developments

• Unmatched network of international journalists cover the industry’s event and developments

• High journalistic standards

• Independent and leading-edge publications

MEDIAEuropean Health IT News and Views

Media by the Numbers

The quarterly IT journal for healthcare leaders across Europe – in print & online

The positive voice of healthcare IT in the UK – available online

The eHealth business news channel online –both in English and in German

42.NEWS

42.NEWS – The first cutting-edge news portal of the German speaking healthcare IT sector. Reporting regularly from hospital IT, for hospital IT.

ANALYTICS

• Tailor-made advisory services tied to the digitization of health and care delivery

• Collecting and analyzing data to turn them into actionable results

• Aimed at healthcare providers, governments, software providers or consultancies

• Services include benchmarking, maturity model assessments, market research and advisory services

Progressing Towards a Paperless Environment

Analytics by the Numbers

• Fosters open, responsible data sharing with the highest regard to participant privacy, and puts engaged participants at the center of research efforts

• Timing is perfect

– Americans increasingly engaged in health & technology;

– Foundational IT widely implemented;

– Genomic analysis costs dropped significantly;

– Data science increasingly sophisticated; and,

– Mobile technologies widely available and often affordable.

IT’s Role is Fundamental

Health 2.0 promotes, showcases and catalyzes new technologies in health

care through a worldwide series of conferences; MarketConnect Live - a

live event where market-ready tech companies are connected to

healthcare executives looking to purchase and integrate vetted

technologies into their organizations; and over 100 worldwide Chapters.

MISSION

CONFERENCES

Health 2.0 conferences are recognized and attended across the globe, with the flagship conference in Silicon Valley entering its 12th

consecutive year. Over 25,000 attendees have experienced a Health 2.0 conference.

CONFERENCES

MARKETCONNECT LIVE

CHAPTERS

110+ Chapters!

HEALTH TEACH TRENDS: 19 SEGMENTS

Stay Engaged …

Goal for any Advocate

Be passionate enough so that…

… the humans will have same access to HIT solutions as the puppies!

Can we make it happen BEFORE they move out of the house?

Q and A