Advocacy Committee (advocacy@gichimss.org)
Serve on the HIMSS Advocacy Committee and keeps Chapter membership informed on legislative topics affecting Healthcare IT. Assist your advocacy MAL to provide awareness through webinars, advocacy information through the main website, and outreach through events when possible.
· Represent the Greater Illinois Chapter on the HIMSS Advocacy Roundtable
· Inform the chapter of current legislative topics regarding Health IT
· Promote State & National Health IT Week
· Contribute regularly to the GIC HIMSS newsletter
Professional Development Committee (development@gichimss.org)
Promote career opportunities and advancement in Health Information Technology.
· Promote career opportunities & advancement in Health IT
· Execute scholarship program (two awards)
o One undergraduate scholarship award recipient
o One graduate scholarship award recipient
· Host a career development event targeted for early careerist and college students
· Facilitate college outreach and engage student membership
· Develop and recruit for mentoring program
Communications Committee (communications@gichimss.org)
We focus on bringing our members the information they need in the ways they want it. Our areas of focus are:
· Newsletters
· Website
· Social Media
· Public Relations
· Event Support
· Surveys