HIMSS Federal Health Community
The HIMSS Federal Health Community is a complimentary networking platform and community of profession for HIMSS members who are also Federal Government employees. The Community will work to foster cross-agency information sharing and for members to network, share new ideas on how health IT can be used to improve healthcare delivery by the federal government, and provide leadership, guidance and domain expertise to HIMSS activities, industry initiatives.
Contact Katie Boyer at kboyer@himss.org.
FHC membership is FREE to all HIMSS Members who qualify, including:
- Federal agency staff (such as Department of Defense Military Health System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food & Drug Administration, and Social Security Administration)
- Contractors on service support contracts with federal agencies
- State government and congressional staff involved in health IT initiatives (must have a .gov email address)
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- Monthly educational teleconference focused on federal health IT initiatives impacting several or all federal agencies
- Updates on HIMSS activities and federal announcements shared through the Federal Health Community Listserv
- Invitations to Federal Health Community networking events and site visits at HIMSS Annual Conference and the Annual Government Health IT Conference in Washington DC.
Community Supporters
Chair: Yael Harris, PhD, MHS
Director, Office of Health IT and Quality
Office of Special Health Affairs
Health Resources and Services Administration
Claudine Beron, Former Vice Chair
Chief Operating Officer
Representing the Department of Veterans Affairs
Tangela D. Richardson
Social Insurance Specialist, Office of Communications
Social Security Administration
Matthew Quinn
Usability Expert
National Instititute of Standards and Technology
Damon L. Davis, MBA
Special Assistant to the National Coordinator
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
US Dept of Health & Human Services
The Community hosts invitation networking events at HIMSS Annual Conference and the Annual Government Health IT Conference in Washington DC.
