1. Problem Statement:
Gil, French MBA grad student needs
a way to learn about jobs in
healthcare informatics because he
has questions about jobs & skills
required.

2. Focus of Prototype?
 Find professionals in healthcare
informatics who can give real
information about jobs and skills
needed
 Search for wide and specific
information about where the jobs are
in this profession
 Network both in person and over the
Internet

3. www.himss.org
Health Information
Management Systems Society
 Give Gil URL for HIMSS professional
organization
 Have him identify cost for student
membership
 Have him identify cost for student
admission to annual conference
◦ Identify 2 speakers and do background
check
◦ Identify 2 conference sessions of interest?

4. Membership:
What are the steps?
 Open www.himss.org website
 Identify membership information
 Find student rate for membership, and
 Document the benefits available
 Select names of 2 officers and find
their contact information
 E-mail 2 officers with 3 questions
about student participation.

5. HIMSS Student membership
 Individual Membership Options
 Regular ($160) - full access and best value! -
Participate on a national community, committee, work
group or task force - Special pricing on conferences,
webinars, bookstore and eLearning Academy - Access
to members-only content on HIMSS.org and
mHIMSS.org Plus! Invite a colleague to join
HIMSS free for one year (HIMSS+1)
 Student ($30) - resources for emerging
professionals - Experience all the benefits of regular
membership - Explore our wealth of career knowledge
sharing and guidance

6. HIMSS Conference:
What are the steps?
 Look up www.himssconference.org
 Identify Registration information
 Identify student rate
 Find 2 speakers for background
research
 Select 2 topics from presentations of
interest.

7. HIMSS 14- Orlando Feb 23-27
 ARE YOU READY FOR HIMSS14?
 HIMSS14 may be months away, but the excitement is
here...right now. It's not too early to start making plans
for next February. Whether you're new to health IT or a
seasoned professional, make sure HIMSS14 is on your
radar.
 Orlando is looking forward to welcoming the HIMSS
Annual Conference. In 2011, it was the site of one of
our best and largest annual conferences in the US. We
look forward to seeing you there!
 Call for Proposals The HIMSS14 Pre-Conference
Call for Proposals is now open through July 22nd.

8. HIMSS Annual Conference
 Registration for HIMSS14 will open in August.
 Sign up to get email updates on HIMSS14 registration,
education sessions, exhibit hall events, discounts
 Early Bird
 Before Dec 10 Advanced
 Dec 10 - Jan 27 Standard
 After Jan 27
 Non Member $950 $1,050 $1,150
 HIMSS Member $695 $795 $1,095
 Endorser $695 $795 $1,095
 Government $695 $695 $695
 Student $120 $120 $120
 Single Day $450 $475 $575
 Wednesday Exhibit Hall $325 $350 $425

9. Analysis HIMSS Membership
 Gil got information about membership
in less than one hour.
 HIMSS.org website was easy to
find/use
 Cost of student membership is very
reasonable. ($30)
 Was able to identify officer names but
no contact information available for
them
 Will find membership support link on

10. Analysis HIMSS Annual
Conference
 Gil got good information about annual
conference in about one hour.
 Cost of admission to annual
conference is very affordable. ($120)
 Request for proposals for 2014 still
open
◦ Will spend more time later reviewing
topics
◦ Will select speakers for research later

11. Lessons Learned
 Plus:
◦ Information easy to find on both web sites
◦ Info on cost of student rates very positive
◦ Membership benefits include networking and
specific job skill info
 Minus:
◦ Not able to identify contact information about
membership
◦ Not able to review speakers & topics for
annual conference due to schedule not
finished