HIMSS Latino Community
The HIMSS Latino Initiative focuses on creating a collaborative dialogue between the HIMSS Latino Community and leaders in healthcare, IT and government to help advance and improve healthcare delivery within the Latino community in the U.S. and Latin America. Our goal is to ensure that Latino professionals, providers and vendors gain the necessary resources to deliver state-of-the art healthcare technology solutions to the entire Latino community.
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Join the HIMSS Latino Community
The HIMSS Latino Community is a complimentary community of profession for HIMSS members and non-member participants. Under the leadership of co-chairs Luis Belen and Danny Vargas, the HIMSS Latino Community is a collaborative network that fosters information sharing, new ideas and solutions on how Health IT can be used to improve healthcare delivery in the Latino Community. The community meets monthly via teleconference and plans to hold separate meetings at the call of Its co-chairs to work on special projects.
If you are a HIMSS member, you can update your member profile to include the HIMSS Latino Community and receive updated information and webinar invitations. If you are not a HIMSS member, you may still request to become a member of the HIMSS Latino Community by sending an email to himsslatino@himss.org. Include your contact information and an email confirmation will be sent to you that will include monthly webinar information.
For more information about joining the HIMSS Latino Community, contact us at himsslatino@himss.org. You may also contact HIMSS Staff Liaison Tammy Kwiatkoski at 312-915-9516.
NSHMBA 2012 Hispanic Healthcare Summit
May 17-18, 2012
Disney's Coronado Springs Resorrt
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Free event, register now to secure a space!
Save the Date: 2012 Annual Healthcare Diversity Awards Hosted by AHHE
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
New York Academy of Medicine
Sponsors of the HIMSS Latino Community gain valuable access and networking via policy analysis, national and state outreach, public and private health IT demonstration projects, networking opportunities, including national and regional conferences, as well as monthly educational webinars. For more information, contact Tia Peterson at tpeterson@himss.org.
Collaborators: Learn about our Collaborators and how to become one.
Join us for a Monthly Webinar
The next monthly webinar will be held on May 24 with guest speakers Dr. Jose Delgado and Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet on HIPAA/HITECH.
View the April webinar PowerPoint presentation
Monthly educational webinars are offered on the fourth Thursday of every month. To receive details and a link to join, please contact Tammy Kwiatkoski at himsslatino@himss.org. Both HIMSS members and non-members are welcome to participate.
Participate with HIMSS in National Nurses Week - May 6-12
In the United States, more than 3.1 million nurses are now in the workplace, according to the HRSA
Nurses share their talents in diverse settings and many choose to specialize their practice and expertise in highly defined areas or types of patient care. To honor these caregivers, HIMSS is joining the American Nurses Association and numerous partners in celebrating National Nurses Week, held May 6-12, 2012.
We invite nurses providing care in diverse communities to share their stories with us at himsslatino@himss.org.
HIMSS Latino Community News
CHLI hosts congressional briefing on Health Information Technology
during National Health IT Week
Top 3 Takeaways from National Health IT Week
HIMSS Latino Community Collaborations Support Growing Health IT Needs of Hispanics
HIMSS Announces New Latino Health IT Initiative
HIMSS Latino Community Launches Powerful Advisory Board to Advance its Mission
OMH/MedPlus Donate EHR Services to Physicians Serving Minority Populations in Houston, TX
Video: Danny Vargas, President, VARCom Solutions and HLC National Co-Chair, Speaks on the HITN Program "Destination Casa Blanca"
Electronic Medical Records and Privacy
Transitioning to Electronic health records
Emerging technologies to monitor chronic illnesses
Join a HIMSS Latino Community Workgroup
Business Workgroup
This workgroup will interface with businesses, large and small, to both describe the unique benefits of supporting the HIMSS Latino Community and to listen and learn what the private sector is doing to improve Health IT and Health IT adoption.
Health Disparities Workgroup
This workgroup will focus on collecting and disseminating the most relevant and current information on health disparities affecting the Hispanic / Latino community.
External Relations Workgroup
This workgroup will focus on interfacing with government agencies, non-profit groups and academia. It will articulate the special role HIMSS Latino can play in uniting these groups in common purpose and with an eye to honing in on the aspects of our efforts that will impact the public good for healthier communities.
If you're interested in joining a HIMSS Latino Community Workgroup, please contact Tammy Kwiatkoski at himsslatino@himss.org. Both HIMSS members and non-members are welcome to participate. More details coming soon on HIMSS Latino Community Workgroup developments.
Join the HIMSS Latino Community and participate in key events
Upcoming Events
May 24, 2012
HIMSS Latino Community Monthly Teleconference
Dr. Jose Delgado and Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet on HIPAA/HITECH
June 28, 2012
HIMSS Latino Community Monthly Teleconference
Dr. Deleon, Urban Health Plan
June 11-12, 2012
Government HIT Week
September 10-14, 2012
National HIT Week
September 12-13, 2012
HIMSS 11th Annual Policy Summit
