Welcome to the Greater Kansas City HIMSS Chapter

We are a regional chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) providing educational, networking, and leadership opportunities.  

Over the last year, we made a local impact with topics around cyber security, population heatlh, data governance and analytics, health IT workforce, teleheatlh, the state of healthcare in Kansas and Missouri, and a number of networking events.  Our presenters ranged from experts in local healthcare and health IT companies in the city to our city's Mayor.  In May 2018, our chaper hosted our second annual fundraiser and raised $6,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City.  

It is going to be an exciting year with all of the changes coming around healthcare IT and the upcoming educational sessions and networking events we have planned.  

Be sure to keep up with our upcoming events through the website or via our email communications. If you are not receiving emails, confirm that the correct email is added within the HIMSS Member Center or send your updates via email to: membersupport@himss.org.

Key Focus Areas:

Education:

• Provide relevant educational events.  Topics this year include Telehealth, Nursing Informatics certification, Healthcare Innovation and Next Generation Technology, the State of Healthcare IT, and Customer Service of IT.

Networking:

• Our goal is to join individuals working in healthcare, informatics, and IT together to share, grow, and learn from each other.  

Recruitment & Current Membership

• This past year, we broke the 1,000th membership threshold.  We are continuously working to increase our membership and work with local organizations to see how our chapter can assist your needs over the year.

Partner with the Greater KC HIMSS Chapter

The HIMSS Greater Kansas City Chapter represents Greater Kansas City and surrounding areas. Our Chapter is proud to support nearly 900 members in the greater Kansas City area. Our membership is diverse with nearly 65% of members representing healthcare institutions and hospitals of all sizes. We consistently hold education and networking events each year. It is a great way to network and share what services or products that you represent. More importantly, you will gain knowledge on what is going on in healthcare here locally and be involved in our community efforts to educate and provide networking opportunities and friendships that will last a lifetime. If your company is interested you can find more information here. 

Important E-mail Communication Notice

If you are a Greater Kansas City HIMSS Chapter Member and you haven't been receiving our e-mail newsletters or event information and your e-mail address has changed, please update your HIMSS National Profile or contact Matt Smith at kc.info@himsschapter.org and we will assist with getting this information updated.