Promoting HIT Adoption in the HRSA Community Success Through Collaboration

1. Promoting HIT Adoption in the HRSA Community Success Through Collaboration Mary P. Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS Senior Director of Ambulatory Information Systems November 5 -7, 2007

2. Page 2 HIMSS Strategic Direction Vision Advancing the best use of information and mgt systems for the betterment of health care. � Mission To lead change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation, and community affiliations. IT has become recognized as significant contributor to the delivery of health care HIMSS vision is that healthcare has and utilizes the best in systems (information and management) for the best possible care HIMSS mission: move from that state where HIMSS is the �Gathering Place� to where HIMSS is the source of knowledge, expertise, leadershipIT has become recognized as significant contributor to the delivery of health care HIMSS vision is that healthcare has and utilizes the best in systems (information and management) for the best possible care HIMSS mission: move from that state where HIMSS is the �Gathering Place� to where HIMSS is the source of knowledge, expertise, leadership

3. Page 3 Society Today 20,000 Individual Members of which 73% work in the field (non-vendors, non-consultants) 350 Corporate Members 90+ committees, task forces, & work groups 47 Chapters Top 5 largest healthcare conference in US Top 50 largest conference of any kind in US $40 million annual budget

4. Page 4 Ambulatory Information Systems Mary P Griskewicz, M.S. FHIMSS, Sr. Director of Ambulatory Information Systems Jill Redenius, Coordinator