As we usher in this festive month and the year draws to a close, our December issue highlights recent activities of the HIMSS Chapter of North Carolina. We hope you’ve enjoyed the news, updates, and opportunities to participate over this past year. Wishing you and yours warmth, joy, and peace over the holiday season and into the new year ahead!
North Carolina HIMSS Awarded Silver Chapter!
We are thrilled to announce that our chapter earned the prestigious HIMSS Silver Chapter Award. The HIMSS Silver Chapter Award acknowledges our chapter’s outstanding efforts to promote innovation, collaboration, and leadership in the healthcare IT sector. This achievement reflects the dedication of our members, volunteers, and leadership team who work tirelessly to foster a culture of learning and advancement. We are proud to be recognized by HIMSS and remain steadfast in our mission to contribute meaningfully to the transformation of healthcare through information and technology. Thank you for being part of our journey towards a brighter, technologically enriched future in healthcare.
Healthcare Finance & Technology Symposium held on Dec 6 & 7 in Charlotte NC
On Dec. 6th and 7th, NCHIMSS teamed up with NCHFMA, SCHIMSS, SCHFMA, GCHEG, and NCAHRMM to host the Healthcare Finance and Technology Symposium. Over 150 attendees came together for education, networking, and entertainment at this event that included leadership panels across healthcare, technology, finance, and the revenue cycle. Sessions provided attendees with briefs related to economics and supply chain updates. We ended with a lively networking session that included a special guest from the North Pole.
The Symposium provided a broad understanding of the overall environment in healthcare and opportunities to network with different chapter members. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and NCHIMSS looks forward to identifying future opportunities to collaborate with other chapters.
Upcoming Events
Winter Dinner: January 22, 2024, Charlotte – Registration Now Open!
The 2024 Winter Dinner “Generative AI Revolution in Healthcare: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges” will be held at Honeywell in Charlotte from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. We will start gathering at 5pm for happy hour, have dinner at 6pm with a panel discussion starting at 6:30pm.
Hurry and REGISTER HERE as tickets are limited!
HIMSS 24 (Orlando) Southeast Chapters Networking Reception: March 11, 2024
There will be an offsite networking reception at The Pub on March 11 from 8 pm – 10 pm, hosted by NC, SC, and VA. Register here.
HIMSS 24 Mid-Atlantic Chapters Networking Reception: March 13, 2024
Join us on March 13 at the Nuance/Microsoft booth #2741 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. There will be drinks, food, and camaraderie. Register here.
Spring Social 2024
Location and date pending.
NC HIMSS Fall Conference: October 10 – 11, 2024 , Wrightsville Beach
Mark your calendars to join us at the Hotel Lumina! More details to come in 2024.
Workgroup Updates
Cybersecurity (Mark Mormann)
Lead efforts to educate and guide the chapter in cybersecurity awareness and activities.
Next monthly team meeting is December 19
Informatics (Malcolm Sanderson)
Guide chapter efforts to improve patient care and outcomes using information and technology.
Over 20 members…become an active member today!
Seeking panelist for the Winter Dinner, reach out if you are a leader in this area.
DEI in Healthcare IT (Jennifer Jury)
Provide opportunities to help promote the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare technology professions.
No updates at this time
Emerging Leaders (Blake Jones)
Provide opportunities for dialogue, learning, and support to emerging leaders in healthcare information and technology.
Recent monthly meeting held on December 6th
New members welcome!
Become a workgroup member today! If you are interested in joining the planning committee for any of these Workgroups, please email Steffany Whiting.
Healthcare News Highlights
- Hospitals Across North Carolina Receive Payments as Part of Medicaid Expansion Legislation
- Medicaid Expansion Launches in North Carolina, Over 600,000 North Carolinians Newly Eligible with Nearly 300,000 Automatically Enrolled
- Lawmakers stress data privacy in health AI oversight
- FDA-ordered report tackles how to manage cybersecurity risks of legacy devices
- Duke Health Deploys Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Novant Health to acquire three hospitals from Tenet Healthcare
- Advocate Health Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
- Helix and Cone Health Launch Population Genomics Initiative
- Coastal Plains Network saves Medicare more than $13.2 million in 2022; ECU Health to receive $5 million from savings
Sponsors and Sponsorship
This month we highlight and thank two NC HIMSS sponsors: Centric Consulting and LogicMonitor.
Centric Consulting is a partner sponsor providing consultants who lead large-scale business transformation efforts and develop and execute digital strategies. Centric’s foundational tenets are to be a good person, provide value, lead with your heart, care for others, and make time for those around you to create unmatched experiences for their customers.
Learn More.
LogicMonitor is a corporate sponsor offering a cutting-edge monitoring platform that provides businesses with real-time visibility into their IT infrastructure. This is through a unified view that monitors networks, servers, applications, and cloud environments and enables proactive issue identification and resource optimization to empower informed decisions and operational excellence across the enterprise.
Learn More.
Become an NC HIMSS Sponsor
Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting healthcare IT, healthcare delivery, and the health of all of us across North Carolina! Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
Regards from the NC HIMSS Board of Directors
