HIMSS

HIMSS, a global organization, has served the health community for more than 60 years, focusing its operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. With over 125,000 individual members, 430+ provider organizations, 500+ nonprofit partners, and 550+ health services organizations, HIMSS offers various membership types and ways to get involved. HIMSS launched the modernized Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM) to help healthcare leaders analyze and optimize their health system’s technical infrastructure, focusing on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The organization also supports maternal health through digital transformation, aiming to decrease maternal mortality and address maternal health issues with digital health solutions. HIMSS hosts the Global Health Conference & Exhibition, the largest gathering of healthcare technology professionals worldwide. Its Professional Development program offers courses, certifications, and continuing education hours for healthcare professionals, including the Digital Health Transformation Course, Healthcare Information and Technology Foundations Course, and Workflow Analysis and Design Course. HIMSS’s Public Policy Center collaborates with members, partners, and health policy partners to educate decision-makers and make policy recommendations. The organization supports the European Health Data Space (EHDS) initiative to empower individuals with digital access to their health data. HIMSS provides a variety of resources such as articles, on-demand webinars, case studies, reports, white papers, infographics, eBooks, presentations, and guides. Through events like the HIMSS Global Health Conference, HIMSS offers a platform for healthcare and technology’s brightest minds to share ideas and best practices. The Partner Innovation Exchange initiative convenes key digital health influencers. HIMSS also offers a CPHIMS Review Course to help professionals prepare for the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems exam and provides various professional certifications including CAHIMS, CPHIMS, and CPDHTS. With a global network of health information and technology professionals, HIMSS offers membership benefits such as discounts on events and access to thought leadership.