Strategic Affiliates

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

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The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, a full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties, represents the interests of the approximately 205,000 NPs around the country advocating for the active role of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. www.aanp.org

American College of Cardiology

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The American College of Cardiology is a 49,000-member medical society that is the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team. The mission of the College is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve heart health. The ACC leads in the formation of health policy, standards and guidelines. The College operates national registries to measure and improve care, provides professional medical education, disseminates cardiovascular research and bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet stringent qualifications.

For more information, visit ACC.org.

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

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Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is a nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates and health care organizations united in a common mission to improve the health of America’s underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the health care clinicians serving these populations. http://clinicians.org/

Center for Health Information Partnerships (CHIP)

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The mission of the Center for Health Information Partnerships (CHIP) is to bring people, communities, and data together to enable everyone to live their healthiest lives. Utilizing new ways of thinking, innovative methods, and interdisciplinary partnerships, we aggregate and analyze health information across institutions and disciplines to positively affect individual and population health.

http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/centers/health-information-partnerships.html

eHealth Initiative

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eHealth Initiative is a non-profit, membership organization researches, educates and advocates for innovative solutions to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of care through information and technology. This year, eHealth Initiative is connecting executives across the healthcare industry to discuss issues related to interoperability, business & clinical motivators, and data access and data use. www.ehidc.org

Foundation for Healthcare Innovation

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The Foundation for Healthcare Innovation was formed to help the achievement of better health, better healthcare delivery, and lower costs through innovation. Our mission is to create opportunities that grow the ecosystem of healthcare innovators and to support national learning and diffusion of innovative works. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization.

www.healthcareinnovation.us

Health Level Seven International (HL7)

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Founded in 1987, Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. HL7 is supported by more than 1,600 members from over 50 countries, including 500+ corporate members representing healthcare providers, government stakeholders, payers, pharmaceutical companies, vendors/suppliers, and consulting firms. Learn more about HL7 by viewing the Introduction to HL7 Flash Tour.

http://www.hl7.org

Maryland HIMSS

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The Maryland Chapter of HIMSS is here to serve the healthcare professionals with a focus on information technology. We have over 1700 members throughout the state and growing. For the last four years, the Maryland Chapter has received the HIMSS Presidential Level designation for Recognition of Advocacy Award.

For our fiscal year 2016, we are planning very robust, informative, and innovative meeting sessions, another Advocacy Day, and our 6th Annual Golf Event. Please see our “Events & Education” section of the web site for a list of upcoming events.

Our “Get Involved” section of the web site provides a listing and description of our committees for those that are interested in becoming part of this great group of volunteers that provide these opportunities to our membership. The “News and Publications” section of the web site provides our current and past newsletters to our membership. http://md.himsschapter.org/

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

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The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), organized in 1971, provides a unified voice and common source for research, information, advocacy, training, and technical assistance to over 9,000 Community Health Center sites serving over 22 million people throughout all 50 states and U.S. territories.

www.nachc.org

National Capital Area HIMSS

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HIMSS-NCA is a chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. We are formally known as the National Capital Area (NCA) chapter. Our chapter currently consists of over 600 members who are passionate about health information management and the technologies that drive health information technology innovation.

About HIMSS-NCA The National Capital Area Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS-NCA) has a diverse membership spread throughout Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. Our members represent hospitals, managed care organizations, integrated delivery systems, non-profit healthcare organizations, as well as government agencies such as the Military Health System, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Health & Human Services.

Mission HIMSS-NCA's mission is to promote professional approaches to the development, operation, and improvement of healthcare information management systems that benefit the local healthcare community while working collaboratively with the HIMSS National.

Vision HIMSS-NCA's vision is to support the region's federal and commercial healthcare information technology and management professionals through timely, focused programs that explore current issues important to our members. http://nca.himsschapter.org/

New England HIMSS Chapter

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New England HIMSS Chapter

The New England chapter of the national Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) fulfills the national mission within the New England region. The New England chapter represents approximately 2900 members and has active involvement from a number of leading health care organizations within health care delivery, payor, technology and academic institutions.

NEHIMSS Vision: The New England HIMSS chapter shares the vision of national HIMSS in the betterment of health through information technology.

NEHIMSS Mission: Our mission is to foster professional growth, relationships, knowledge and collaboration among healthcare information management professionals in the New England Region.

http://ne.himsschapter.org/

National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved

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The NHIT Collaborative was established in June 2008 as a public/private/community partnership with the purpose of supporting the full engagement of HIT in underserved populations, with an emphasis on communities of color.

www.nhitunderserved.org

Rainbow Healthcare Leaders Association (RHLA)

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The Rainbow Healthcare Leaders Association (RHLA) is a national organization with a mission to enhance the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) healthcare executives and to promote high quality care for LGBT individuals and their families. www.rhla.org

Virginia HIMSS

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The Virginia Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (VA HIMSS) provides statewide leadership for the advancement and management of healthcare information and technology. Our affiliation with national HIMSS allows us to participate in directing and shaping the healthcare industry, encouraging emerging technology and promoting public policies that will improve healthcare delivery. At the local level we are committed to providing educational and networking opportunities for our members.

Our goals focus on supporting the mission, vision, and values of HIMSS. As a state-level organization we strive to carry out their mission at the local level and to serve as a conduit of information to and from the national organization.

Mission: To be the trusted source for knowledge, advocacy, leadership, collaboration and community.

Vision: Advancing the best use of information and management systems for the betterment of human health.

Values: We value an organized exchange of experiences among a diverse membership. We promote personal and professional growth. We are committed to the highest standards of professional conduct. We add value to our organizations and industry with improved performance, quality and innovation.

The Virginia Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (VA HIMSS) is a volunteer organization whose primary goal is to develop educational and regional networking programs.

The Virginia Chapter of HIMSS (VA HIMSS) is focused on providing VALUE for members and our generous sponsors! We are an active chapter that puts our primary focus on education. This is accomplished in many ways, most notably via Regional Events and the 2014 Annual VA HIMSS Fall Conference. These events typically highlight the senior leaders from Virginia’s top healthcare provider organizations. H.I.T. is always changing and VA HIMSS keeps this dynamic by scheduling relevant and informative discussions of critical issues and solutions the healthcare sector is currently facing. http://va.himsschapter.org/