Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology.
HIMSS is a cause-based, global enterprise producing health IT thought leadership, education, events, market research and media services around the world. Founded in 1961, HIMSS encompasses more than 52,000 individuals, of which more than two-thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations across the globe, plus over 600 corporations and 250 not-for-profit partner organizations, that share this cause. HIMSS, headquartered in Chicago, serves the global health IT community with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit will be celebrating its 6th edition on 7-8 October in Valencia, Spain. This annual event which gathers leading European IT Directors and Senior Healthcare IT Executives is simply a must for every CIO in Europe. This year, the CIO Summit will take place in the Hospital La Fe, a renowned HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 Hospital in Valencia.
The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit is taking a new direction in its structure and content. This year, the event is free for Hospital CIOs and CEOs and its main focus will be on networking. In addition, the event will include two Hospital Tours: one Stage 6 and, for the first time ever, one Stage 7 tour as well.