In July 2007, HIMSS EMEA launched its first Health IT Community forum on XING, a unique online platform with 1.5 million members in over 190 countries networking in at least 16 different languages. This step into the online networking world is part of the HIMSS EMEA mission of leading change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation and community affiliations. Currently HIMSS EMEA has captured the attention of 532 professional health individuals with a daily increase of 3-5 new members per day since the introduction of the Health IT Community forum. Members range from graduate students to doctors as well as entrepreneurs in the Health Industry. Several HIMSS EMEA colleagues can be found in this long list of online members as well.
Upon registering, members receive a welcome note from the Health IT Community introducing them into the forum. The online community features seven discussion groups that include: the Welcome forum, Events, Debates and viewpoints, Interoperability, Patient Safety, Privacy and data security, and Jobs and Opportunities. All members are encouraged to post current event, as well as ask questions and lead new discussions.
The forum is open and free to all who would like to exchange information, views and tips relevant for this community of health IT professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
For more information please visit the Health IT Community page:
http://emea.himss.org/membership/HITcomm.asp
To register into the Health IT Community, visit:
http://www.xing.com/net/HIMSS
About XING
XING makes your professional network an active part of your life. Far more than a directory of business contacts, XING enables its members to discover professional people, opportunities and privileges through its unique discovery capability and advanced contact management tools. Its novel approach to professional services has resulted in OPEN Business Club AG being named one of the world's hottest Web 2.0 startups by Business 2.0/CNN Money and one of Europe's "Top 100" by Red Herring. Founded in August 2003, OPEN Business Club AG's global network manages tens of millions of member-to-member connections across 16 languages and all industries, with "real world" events held
around the world. OPEN Business Club AG currently employs an international team of 62 people from 13 nations, with its headquarters based in Hamburg (Germany), and offices in Beijing (China) and in
Zurich (Switzerland). For further information, visit www.xing.com.
About HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systemsâ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
For further information, please visit:
http://emea.himss.org