For Congressional Staff
HIMSS' Government Relations team is available to assist members of Congress and their staff with key data, background research, and benefits of health information technology (IT) and management systems, as well as with questions you may have about past, current, and potential legislation or regulations related to health IT and management systems. Please feel free to call on us:
Richard Hodge, MPA, MBA
Senior Director, Congressional Affairs
rhodge@himss.org
703-562-8847
Elinore Boeke
Senior Manager, Public Policy Communications
eboeke@himss.org
703-562-8817
Arnol Simmons
Manager, Public Policy Initiatives
asimmons@himss.org
703-562-8826
David W. Roberts, MPA, FHIMSS
Vice President of Government Relations
703-562-8811
droberts@himss.org
We have identified key information from HIMSS' website that may be of interest:
HIMSS 2011/12 Policy Principles
Each year, HIMSS creates policy principles for stakeholders to consider for inclusion as provisions in federal or state legislation or regulations. For 2011/12, the Principles address 11 categories.
2011 Call for Action
HIMSS Call for Action presents the members' highest policy action agenda necessary to advance the appropriate and earliest Nationwide adoption of interoperable electronic health records.
Meaningful Use OneSource
HIMSS created Meaningful Use OneSource to be an online repository of hundreds of documents, tools and links to other knowledge available on the Internet, vetted by content experts and constantly updated. The website offers information in three major categories: The Basics: Meaningful Use 101; Qualifying for Meaningful Use and Funding; and Putting Meaningful Use into Practice.
HIMSS Topics and Tools
From Privacy & Security to Financial Systems to Interoperability, HIMSS has contact experts and resources on a variety of health IT-related topics.
Health IT Policy Update
This complimentary e-newsletter, distributed every Friday, compiles all the key health IT policy developments into a quick read, to keep stakeholders in the loop.
Legislative Action Center
HIMSS' Legislative Action Center monitors all legislation introduced in the 112th Congress that may impact health information technology.
Legislative tracking - 111th Congress
Interested in the language of previous legislation? HIMSS has inventoried, by subject area, all legislation from the last Congress relevant to health IT.
HIMSS State Dashboard
The Dashboard provides an easy-to-read visual interface tracking key health IT initiatives including Regional Extension Centers, HIMSS Davies Award recipients, Health Information Exchanges, State Legislation and HIMSS Chapters.
HIMSS Davies Awards
The HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence recognizes excellence in the implementation and value from health information technology, specifically electronic health records (EHRs). There are currently four award categories: Public Health, Organizational, Ambulatory, and Community Health Organizations.
HIMSS Analytics
HIMSS Analytics, the authoritative source on electronic medical records (EMR) adoption trends, devised the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. The EMRAM scores hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database on their progress in completing the 8 stages to creating a paperless patient record environment. Data is available online for each state.
About the HIMSS Foundation's Institute for e-Health Policy.
