Spirit of HIMSS Award
Purpose
Purpose: Established in 2003, the Spirit of HIMSS award recognizes members who exemplify the mission of HIMSS through their recent volunteer efforts within the society. The award is given to a member or group of members every month, at the discretion of the Individual Membership Committee.
HIMSS utilizes awards to recognize the special contributions of individuals, groups and organizations to the advancement of the healthcare profession as encompassed by the HIMSS mission. These special contributions may vary widely due to the diverse membership of HIMSS and the broad definition of the healthcare professions represented in our mission.
Contact Helen Figge, hfigge@himss.org or 312-915-9548, with questions.
Recent Award Winners
April 2012 - Brad Tritle
Brad Tritle shows true HIMSS spirit with his goal to “enable the next generation of health IT through secure and private collaboration and consumer engagement”. Brad has always been an active member of HIMSS and his work continues with the HIMSS eConnecting with Consumers Task Force this year. Brad lead the HIMSS Social Media work group which published a white paper and two fact sheets on Engaging Patients and Engaging Consumers in Healthcare Using Social Media. Brad also presented a summary of the whitepaper: “Healthcare Friending Social Media: What Is It, How Is It Used and What Should I Do?” at the HIMSS12 Social Media Center in Las Vegas. He most recently served as a guest blogger on the HIMSS Blog “Social Media for Providers: Wading in Versus Jumping in”. Brad recently launched a discussion on the HIMSS LinkedIn Group and will be presenting at the HIMSS Virtual Conference this spring on Social Media in Healthcare.
March 2012 - Patricia Dombrowski
Patricia Dombrowski directs the Bellevue College Life Science Informatics Center and the ONC-funded 10-state Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care. Bellevue College has been designated the Washington State Lead Organization for American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Health IT initiatives, and recently received a National Science Foundation award to create a national health IT certification, and the preparatory curriculum.
Formerly a principal in a software and a telecommunications company, Patricia Dombrowski has served as V.P. Marketing and V.P. Operations in technology intensive environments. On staff at Bellevue College for the past ten years, she has administered millions of dollars of awards from a wide variety of funders.
Patricia has lead the first Career Services Task Force for HIMSS Career Services and served as Chair, has facilitated the creation of the CSHIMS designation in collaboration with Professional Development, dedicates her time to our military men and women and their career opportunities and provides various support of the various student health IT career initiatives of today.
February 2012 - Carol LeMaster
Carol LeMaster, Healthcare IT Practice Manger for AP Professionals, works diligently with health care practices to develop strategic staffing solutions that will ensure the availability of necessary talent to complete EMR adoption practices. Her clients include large multi-billion dollar healthcare integration companies as well as hospital groups, individual hospitals, clinics and physician practices.
She holds an MA in Organizational Management and a BA in Communications and has been with AP Professionals for eleven years. A passionate contributor, she holds leadership/mentoring positions in several organizations as well as serving as a presenter of Career Development workshops. She is a HIMSS Fellow where she serves as Co-Committee Chair of the Chapter Task Force, Advocacy Committee member, and originator of the HIMSS Western Regional Chapter's Conference for Women in Healthcare IT. She is the AZHIMSS - 2011-2012 President-Elect, past Secretary and past Chair of the Membership Development Committee among many of her attributes.
In her spare time, Carol is also a professional personal and business coach as well as a member of the International Coach Federation, and the Arizona Organizational Development Network. She is also a founding member of the World Academy for the Future of Women on the campus of SIAS University in Xinzheng, China.
January 2012 - Anthony Ferrante
Tony is a member of the Computer Design & Integration, LLC (CDI) Healthcare Team, Director of Business Development. For over 16 years with CDI, he has been dedicated to serving and working with the healthcare community.
Tony currently serve as the Board Secretary for the NJ Chapter HIMSS, and Co-Chair for the Events & Sponsorship Committees. He coordinates and facilitates the educational events & the CPHIMS training & testing during the year for the local HIMSS members. He also assists on the executive, membership & scholarship committees for the NJ Chapter and also serves on the NYS HIMSS Chapter Board & Co-Chair the Events Committee.
In his spare time, he serves as the Vice President & Board Trustee for the Franklin Square/Elmont division of the Nassau County Police Athletic League (PAL).
