Welcome to North Carolina HIMSS Advocacy and Public Policy Committee!
Legislative advocacy is an integral component of the HIMSS goal to transform healthcare through information technology. To this end, we are pleased that the Board of Directors has started our plan of holding an Advocacy Day during the 2010 General Assembly’s Session in Raleigh, NC.
HIMSS mobilizes its members and other collaborators to successfully accomplish multiple levels of advocacy activities that are fueled by its members’ passion and experience. These activities include educating HIMSS membership and members of Congress and their staff on key issues to actually proposing and writing draft legislation. In addition, HIMSS works closely with key federal decision-makers and the House of Representatives to advance improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare.
North Carolina HIMSS Advocacy and Public Policy Committee is the official grassroots support at the chapter level of HIMSS. Grassroots outreach is an essential part of an advocacy network. HIMSS seeks to establish strong, local advocacy networks that can be kept current as issues change. Chapters have identified advocacy leaders within their communities in an effort to educate and build “friends” among opinion leaders and lawmakers in their districts. Each HIMSS Chapter is eligible to have one or more Chapter Advocates.
We are calling on you, experienced and passionate members of NCHIMSS, to join us to lead and direct healthcare legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives in North Carolina! This is the time to make a difference and have our voices heard. What are you waiting for? Come join us! Click on the Call for Volunteers link to see volunteer options for the North Carolina Healthcare Information Technology Event May 18, 2010:
Call for Volunteers
HIT Day Flyer (May 18, 2010)
HIT Day Agenda (May 18, 2010)
HIT Day Register Securely Online
HIT Day Sponsorship Application
Direction Info
HIT Day Sponsors listed in sign-up sequence:
Luz Ross
Advocacy Committee Chair
Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR) and HIE Liaison
North Carolina Health Information
Management System Society (NCHIMSS)
5117 New Moon Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306
phone (910)624-3315
fax (910)425-9310
luzr2242@aol.com.
NCHIMSS
Committee Members:
Trisha Crutchfield (Vice Chair) – trisha@unc.edu.
Johnny Yuen - Johnny_yuen@lumata.net.
Valerie Vestal - vvestal@wfubmc.edu.
Sharon Dennis - sdennis77@gmail.com.
Edward White - NCGSORN1969@aol.com.
Lori Harringtion - lharrington@london.com.
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