Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is an American not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access through the best use of information technology and management systems. It was founded in 1961 as the Hospital Management Systems Society. It is now headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The society has more than 100,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations (as of December 2019). HIMSS is a US 501(c)6 organization.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
AbbreviationHIMSS
Formation1961 (1961)
Legal statusNPO
HeadquartersChicago, IL
Membership
  • 50,000+ individual members
  • 570+ corporate members
  • 225 not-for-profit associations members
President & CEO
Harold F. Wolf III
Key people
Sebastian Krolop (COO / CSO)
Websitehttps://www.himss.org
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