Individual Membership Benefits
Global Vision, Local Focus: Unified Membership
Whether you’re a national, international, or student member, you’ll be part of the HIMSS global organization plus one of 46 chapters, to join Users Groups or any of our Special Interest Groups – all for one low fee. You'll have local, national and global expertise at your fingertips. Full benefits apply only to student, life, and individual members. Chapter-only members receive limited benefits, which does not include access to the HIMSS members-only site or discounts in the HIMSS Store. For information about upgrading your membership call (312) 664-4467 or membership@himss.org.
| Benefit |
Chapter-Only
$30 |
Individual Membership
($140) |
| Local Connection |
| Access to Chapter-Only Web site Sections |
X |
X |
| Chapter Events |
X |
X |
| Chapter News |
X |
X |
| State Government HIT News |
X |
X |
| Communities & Networking |
| Participation in Special Interest Groups (SIGs) |
|
X |
| Participation in User Groups (i.e. MS-HUG or Cisco’s Community for Connected Health) |
|
X |
| Member Connect - a virtual networking tool |
|
X |
| Participate in over 80 committees, task forces, & work groups |
|
X |
| Education |
| Discounts on all HIMSS Conferences and Events (Includes HIMSS08, AsiaPac, WHIT, Virtual Conference, Summit, Webinars, and more |
|
X |
| Professional Development |
| JobMine® |
X |
X |
| Advancement (Senior, Fellow, Life Members) |
|
X |
| Professional Certification - Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) |
X |
X |
| UCONN Certificate Program in healthcare information technology |
|
X |
| Publications & Industry News |
| Digital Office |
|
X |
| Healthcare IT News |
|
X |
| HIMSS Pulse on Public Policy |
|
X |
| HIMSS Weekly Insider |
X |
X |
| HIMSS Insider |
|
X |
| Journal of Healthcare Information Management |
|
X |
| Industry Updates |
|
X |
| Online publications |
|
X |
| Public Policy Updates |
X |
X |
| RHIO Connection |
|
X |
| Special Member Pricing for all books, cd’s and other publications |
|
X |
| Tools & Resources |
| Access to HIMSS Member Center (Includes member directory, white papers, conference proceedings, HIMSS Connect, and more) |
|
X |
| Annual Compensation Survey |
|
X |
| Annual Leadership Survey (access to online results) |
|
X |
| Access to over 200 implementation guides, toolkits, checklist, white papers, & presentations |
|
X |
