Regular Membership $199

HIMSS offers a variety of educational opportunities including on-demand courses through the HIMSS Learning Center, live broadcast webinars, and in-person events.

Online Education

• HIMSS Learning Center: Over 1,000 courses and sessions available.
• Virtual Events: Year-round interactive education on hot industry topics.
• Health Informatics Training System (HITS): New to the industry? This self-directed course will provide you baseline to begin your career.
• Partner Programs: Earn a certificate from one of HIMSS partner universities.

On-site Education

• HIMSS Annual Conference: Connect with over 40,000 of your peers, educators, policy shapers, and innovators.
• Cybersecurity Forum - Explore lessons learned, current challenges, and the road ahead in the cybersecurity journey.
• Regional events: Engage with local leaders on topics effecting your area.

Certification

CAHIMS: Is an entry-level certification that establishes a solid foundation to strengthen abilities, acquire more experience and advance a career path.

CPHIMS: Distinguish yourself and expand your career opportunities by validating your knowledge, competency and credibility.

Participate in:

• Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Committees, task forces and work groups
• Professional Communities
• HIMSS elected positions
• HIMSS+1
• Your local chapter

HIMSS Newsletters and Journal:

• Clinical Informatics Insights
• Business Edge
• Health IT Policy Update
• Healthcare IT News
• Information Xchange
• HIMSS Weekly Insider
• JHIM (The Journal of Healthcare Information Management)

Resource Library

Our industry leaders are developing the resources you need to make sound strategic decisions.

What is the value of health IT?

Accountable Care
Health Business Solutions - Medical Banking
HIMSS Health IT Value Suite
Medical Practice Information Systems - Ambulatory, Community Health
mHealth
Quality & Patient Safety - Clinical Decision Support, Pay for Performance
Patient Engagement - Patient Portals, PHRs, Social Media
Payers & Health Plans

How is technology driving health care reform?

Clinical & Business Intelligence
Clinical Informatics - Clinical Engineers, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy & Physician
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Usability

How are our members guiding transformation?

Health IT Body of Knowledge - Basic Introduction to HIT
Health IT Policy - Congressional & Federal Affairs, Advocacy Tools
Interoperability & Standards
Innovation
Management Engineering & Process Improvement
Meaningful Use -Incentives for Eligible Hospitals, Professionals

Patient Engagement
Privacy & Security