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TN HIMSS Holiday Reception Tuesday, December 12
TN HIMSS Holiday Reception Tickets, Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM | EventbriteTN HIMSS Holiday Reception Come join us for a festive evening at the TN HIMSS Holiday Reception! It's time to celebrate the holiday season with fellow healthcare IT professionals. The event...
Announcing the TN HIMSS Generative AI Healthcare Hackathon
Team Registrations Are Due By September 29thMiddle Tennessee is known for the many professionals that are passionate about revolutionizing the healthcare industry or for those that have innovative ideas that can shape the future of care. To support that spirit of...
Looking To The Future With President Elect Justin Mooneyhan
Greetings to all healthcare and technology enthusiasts! It’s an exciting time that we are living in as it relates to the state of healthcare and technology. There is a palpable buzz going on in the industry with the emergence of advanced technology tools in the...
August 30th: Executive Dinner with Marc Watkins, M.D. Chief Medical Officer of Kroger Health
Join Marc Watkins, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Kroger Health and an elite group of healthcare executives in an informative discussion about Kroger's innovative approach to "Food as Medicine" and truly driving population health across the communities they serve....
The Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS Announces President Elect and Six New Board of Directors
The Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS has announced the election of Justin Mooneyhan, AMSURG Sr. Director of Strategy, Solutions and Innovations, as President Elect. Justin Mooneyhan “We are excited to elect Justin as the next President of the Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS,”...
From Healthy Lifestyles to Artificial Intelligence And More: TN HIMSS Summit23 Recap
by: Golden Spiral TN HIMSS held its annual Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 23. A full-day educational and networking event with leading industry speakers and innovators, Summit23 provided an overview of the quickly changing health IT landscape. Above...
Data-Driven Decision Making: A Researcher’s Viewpoint
by Jeff Schar, Sendero Managing Director and Nashville Market Lead Data isn’t new to the healthcare scene. But the current volume of data is. People are dedicating their careers to developing the systems, methods, and technologies we need to most effectively analyze...
Message From New TN Chapter President Brad Morrow
I officially became the President of TN HIMSS on July 1, 2022. I would like to thank the Board of Directors for their confidence in me to lead this organization. TN HIMSS is one of the largest and most respected HIMSS Chapters in the nation. In the past we have been...
August Board Meeting Sets Tone For New Year
By Tommy Lewis, TN HIMSS Board Member, Past President and EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Tivity Health On August 11, the TN HIMSS Board of Directors held its first official Board meeting of its fiscal year. It was a great opportunity for the new Board members to...
How Health IT Can Divert the Silver Tsunami, Other Challenges of PACs
The Silver Tsunami is here, and the U.S. healthcare system is starting to feel the weight of those Baby Boomers entering the retirement years. More and more, people are living longer –- (there’s more people at that point in their lives than ever before) and most Baby...
Brad Morrow Assumes Chapter President Role, New Board Members Added
Introducing Our 2022-2023 Board Members New Chapter President Brad Morrow Beginning July 1, Brad Morrow of MDClone assumed the TN HIMSS Chapter Board President position for the 2022-2024 term and previous president, Tod Fetherling of Huron Consulting has moved to...
TN HIMSS Annual Golf Tournament Turns Up The Heat In June
The TN HIMSS' annual golf tournament kicked off the summer with fun, networking and a little competition from the Health IT space in Tennessee. The winning teams were: 1st: Team Trinisys 2nd: Team Anaplan 3rd: Team Huron Consulting Group Congratulations to the TN...
Summit22 Showed That Healthcare Is Progressing Regardless Of The Pandemic
Healthcare innovation is alive and well. At least that’s the message that came out of TN HIMSS’ Summit22 held April 21. More than 200 attendees participated in the one-day event, which offered in-depth content and networking opportunities. From the Summit...
14th Cohort Graduates From HIT Workforce Accelerator
Congratulations to graduates of the Fall 2021 TN HIMSS and Belmont University Health IT Workforce Accelerator. This marks the 14th graduating class and over 150 graduates since the Workforce Acclerator’s inception. The graduates and their companies are: Patrick Burke...
Using Technology to Address Social Determinants of Health
by Jennifer LeMieux, Chief Operating Officer, HealthTechS3 and GAFFEY Healthcare/TN HIMSS Program Committee Chair Whether your organization is a hospital, a federally qualified health clinic or a physician’s practice, social determinants of health should be an...
HIT Like a Girl Podcast Hike
By Hannah Gray, Belmont Student/Intern at Perception Health After a wild year of social distancing, business closings, and all things virtual, the HIT Like a Girl Podcast decided to take things outdoors. Rather than cancelling hundreds of opportunities to connect and...
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: The Challenge of Managing Healthcare Data in the Cloud
by Jon Moore, MS, JD, HCISSP, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Consulting Services, Clearwater Seeking flexibility, scalability, and cost savings, an increasing number of healthcare organizations are moving systems and data to the Cloud. This trend is accelerating,...
Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS Welcomes New President-Elect, Seven New Board Members
At its annual board meeting on June 19, the Tennessee chapter of HIMSS, welcomed its president-elect, Brad Morrow, Senior Vice President of 3D Technology Group. Chapter officers and its Board of Directors also appointed seven new members to the Board. Morrow and the...
HIMSS21 and Tennessee Chapter Reception: Make The Most Of Your Membership
After a year in which HIMSS saw its annual conference conducted virtually, HIMSS21 is set to kickoff with an in-person option on August 9th in Las Vegas. Registration is now open for either “live” or digital attendance. The agenda is jam packed with relevant,...
13th Cohort Completes TN HIMSS’ and Belmont University Health IT Workforce Accelerator
Congratulations to the 13th graduating cohort of the TN HIMSS and Belmont University Health IT Workforce Accelerator. The graduating students and their companies are: Stacey Abernathy BCBS of Tennessee Mario Denson BCBS of Tennessee Scott Dever HCA Healthcare...