Central & North Florida - Central & North Florida HIMSS -

Purpose/Mission

The Central & North Florida HIMSS chapter is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of health care information and management systems. National HIMSS has close to 50 affiliated chapters and interest groups across the United States and Latin America. HIMSS Affiliated Chapters serve a valuable role in bringing health care systems professionals together, in a local forum, to discuss issues and developments, learn about new methods and tools, and network with others having similar experiences. Each chapter shares the same basic objectives as HIMSS: to promote the exchange of experience and knowledge among colleagues and to assist members in their professional growth.

Professions

HIMSS represents health care professionals in many professional areas:

* Clinical Systems
* Information Systems
* Information Security
* Management Engineering
* Telecommunications

HIMSS members are responsible for developing many of today’s key innovations in health care delivery and administration, including telemedicine, computer-based patient records, community health information networks, and portable/wireless health care computing.

Geographic Region

The Central & North Florida HIMSS chapter covers the counties of: Santa Rosa, Escambia, Okaloosa, Holmes, Walton, Washington, Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty, Gulf, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Wakulla, Taylor, Lafayette, Suwanee, Hamilton, Gilchrist, Baker, Dixie, Columbia, Union, Bradford, Levy, Nassau, Alachua, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hernando, Highland, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, and Volusia. To confirm your chapter affiliation you can go to the National HIMSS site at: www.himss.org/asp/member_login.asp.