CHIMSS Newsletter - September 2016
President’s Welcome Address:
We are very excited about the 2016-17 year and are looking forward to continuing to build partnerships and relationships with other professional organizations in Colorado and surrounding areas to continue to expand access to knowledge for our Members.
The Board of Directors has worked diligently to identify and create ideas for Programs this year that will feature leaders both in our area and also outside of Colorado that are leading the way to share their experiences.
2016-17 Goals:
Continued establishment of CHIMSS as the educational and promotional body and “go to” organization for Healthcare Information Technology in the State through partnerships and collaboration with other professional organizations in order to expand access to networking and knowledge for our Members
Increase CHIMSS level of National Recognition through
Delivery of top level Programs
Featuring high-level national speakers
Spotlight Colorado Success Stories
Facilitating partnerships to drive programs with high value
As always, we welcome the input and involvement from our Members. If you have program suggestions or feel the drive to become involved, please reach out to one of the Board Members and let us hear from you!
Registration is currently open for our Fall Social (9/27/2016), and we look forward to seeing you there!
Best to you for this exciting year!
Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs
Colorado President
Upcoming Events
September 27th
Chimss Fall Social: September 27, 4:00-7:00 PM
Please join us at the CHIMSS Fall Social for an evening of networking, music and fun!
Jazz@Jacks
500 16th Street, #320
Denver, CO 80202
October 13th
“THE CONNECTED PATIENT” October 13, 7:30-11:30 AM
Grant Humphries Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO.
Registration Coming Soon.
SAVE THE DATE:
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP (JOINT PROGRAM WITH HCFA), OCT 27
SECURITY EVENT, DEC. 6.
DETAILS COMING SOON
CHIMSS Board of DIrectors 2016-2017
President - Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs
Past President - Sherri Hess
President-Elect - Patrick Guffey, MD
Treasurer - Sara Getz
Treasurer-Elect - Mary McMahon
Secretary - Minal Patel
Sponsorship Chair - Frank Biondolillo
Program Chair - Sarah Sample-Reif
Program Chair-Elect - Melissa Pettigrew
Membership Chair - Joe Bajek
Informatics Chair - Elsa Nervik
Informatics Chair-Elect - Judy McCarthy
HIE Liaison - Becky Jessen
Professional Development - Michael Archuleta
Academic Chair - Amy Feaster
Advocacy Chair - Angela Duncan
Communication Chair - Jill Sutton
Physician Board Member-at-large - Ann Boyer, MD
Board Member-at-large - Marijo Rugh
Board Member-at-large - Michael Jefferies