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Announcements

Recent news and upcoming events February 4th presentations have been posted

May 6, 2010 in Des Moines at Mercy Hospital - Downtown Des Moines IA. Theme will Clinical – National Nurses Day. Registration starts at 8:30am

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February 4th event presentations have been posted

The Iowa Chapter is one of 46 regional chapters affiliated with national HIMSS society helping to lead change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation and community affiliations. The Iowa Chapter is proud to be celebrating its 6th year in promoting professional growth through continuing education and sharing of information in healthcare information technology, quality and safety concerns. Membership can be obtained automatically by becoming a national member of HIMSS or by joining the local chapter.

Printed material from the fall Iowa HIMSS event is now available on the Publications / Newsletter page

Congratulations to the Iowa chapter for winning the small chapter grand prize Innovation Award! Click here to read the HIMSS press release announcing the 2008 award winners.

Chapter Goals and Accomplishments Released Click on the 2009-10 Chapter Goals navigation button in the left hand pane or here to see our goals for the upcoming year (July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010). The document also summarizes chapter accomplishments in 2008-09.

Informational Sharing Chapter members are welcome to post opinions, short articles, and/or reviews they felt would benefit the remaining members within our Web site. If you have read something of interest or want to write an opinion piece that would promote our professional development please submit it to one of the HIMSS Board members. The Board will review for possible posting along with the Board minutes and Speaker presentations.

Congratulations to Paul Foelsch – Iowa's Chapter Advocacy Liaison! HIMSS congratulates all of the chapters that are participating in the Chapter Advocacy Liaison Recognition (CALR) Program. The program helps HIMSS coordinate an effective, sophisticated grassroots advocacy effort across the country. Congratulations to Paul Foelsch for achieving Advocate level recognition for advocacy efforts. Click here to view all the recognitions.