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CHAPTER NEWS HIMSS releases multiple resources to equip its members for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) HIMSS Legislative Update November 2008
2010-2011 Chapter Board:
President
Gene Kraus, Bioinformatics Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Vice President / Marketing & Sponsorship Chair / Webmaster
Russell Suzuki, MSCIS, President/CEO, Falcon Technology
Secretary / CALR Liaison
Reza Ziaee, Director of Informational Care, SRDH San Martin Campus
Treasurer
Joe Rountree, Hospital Administrator, Nellis AFB Hospital
Member-At-Large
Linda Rubinson, Market and Business Development Consultant, The Colebrook Group Inc
Membership Chair
Maureen Clarke, Consulting Manager of Business Development, Cordea Consulting
Physician Liaison
Paul Tomasic, MD, Chief of Endocrinology, Southwest Medical Associates
RHIO / HIE Liaison
Brien Vokits, Medical Imaging and Health Information Manager, Desert Orthopaedic Center
CIO Liaison
Thomas "Marty" Martinez, Deputy CIO, Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital
Faculty Student Liaison
Stephen Rice, PhD, CPHIT, FASME, Professor of Healthcare Informatics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2010-2011 Chapter Goals: 1. Double Nevada HIMSS Chapter membership (need everyone’s help here) 2. Gain commitment from two or more corporate sponsors for annual chapter events 3. Hold at events/programs monthly 4. Increase HIT outreach to all facets of the local healthcare industry and expand awareness about HIMSS roles and benefits 5. Hold a joint program with w/ local chapters of ACHE, HFMA, MGMA, CAAMA, ACNA 6. Invite the Utah, No Cal, So Cal, and Arizona HIMSS chapters to develop and attend a possible joint program in Vegas. 7. Grow chapter resources to allow for expanded program offerings, marketing, and Nevada presence.
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