Cphims India
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HIMSS is a global non-profit organization focused on optimizing healthcare through information technology. It has over 52,000 members including healthcare providers, governments, and over 600 corporate partners. HIMSS offers the CPHIMS certification to validate IT professionals' knowledge of healthcare delivery and management systems. The CPHIMS involves meeting eligibility requirements like experience and education, then passing an exam. Becoming CPHIMS certified distinguishes professionals and expands career opportunities in the growing healthcare IT field.
Cphims India
- 1. HIMSS Global Perspective with Regional Emphasis An Introduction to HIMSS India and Overview of CPHIMS March 17,2014
- 2. •The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the premier professional, not –for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology for the betterment of healthcare. •Individual members, working in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. •Corporate members and •Not-for-profit organizations
- 3. History 1961: Founded as “HMSS” – a healthcare-focused management engineering professional society 1987: Added IT professionals 2001: Added corporate members/strengthened focus on improving healthcare through IT 2002: Enhanced focus on EHRs and Interoperability 2005: Established HIMSS Europe, AsiaPac & Middle East – Global Perspective/Regional Emphasis 2006: Expanded to include focus on business and financial IT 2010: HIMSS ASIA PACIFIC INDIA CHAPTER established.
- 4. • 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. Today
- 5. HIMSS Strategic Direction Vision Better health care through information and management systems Mission Lead healthcare transformation through the effective use of health information technology
- 6. Subjects •Electronic Health Records •Hospital Information System •IT in Government healthcare facilities •IT Adoption •IT usage in disease management •Telemedicine •mHealth •Healthcare IT standards •Government initiatives & government guidelines •Patient Safety
- 7. How we do •Engage all stakeholders: IT professionals, CEOs/administrators, physicians, nurses, other providers/clinicians, government, vendors, consultants, financial services •Develop tools and resources from real life experiences •Share, teach, learn: locally, regionally, globally
- 8. Professional Development HIMSS serve as your true north along your path to success. Whatever your position, HIMSS empowers you to chart your own course by giving you the tools you need to stay focused and moving forward in your professional development
- 9. HIMSS Professional Development - Mission “HIMSS Professional Development provides exceptional opportunities to membership for education, networking, and advancement opportunities through lifelong learning and engagement.”
- 10. CPHIMS Overview
- 11. CPHIMS What it means for Healthcare IT Professionals in India?
- 12. •The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recognizes this need to codify, promote and validate a body of knowledge around health care information and management systems. •In 2002, it launched a credentialing process that designates a qualified candidate as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS). •It represents a level of knowledge and understanding that immediately separates the ‘haves’ from the ‘have-nots,’ in first impressions and possibly later.” •Buy-in from External Stakeholders when the IT professional visits On-Site or Client location or the product companies in Healthcare Information Systems Domain •For health care organizations, it assures their staffs possess the ability to effectively select, design, implement and manage HIT and management systems solutions and is a factor in recruitment and retention. •CPHIMS certification lets others know that when they talk about new Technology, they speak from the position of both knowledge and experience
- 13. •Always keep track of what is happening in the Healthcare Eco System, May it be the Technological advances or Regulatory nuances ruling the Healthcare Provider and Payer Markets •From a career perspective, it can distinguish you from your peers as certified in healthcare information and management systems; –EXPAND YOUR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES –VALIDATE YOUR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE –PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF THE PROFESSIONAL’S UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LIKE ( EMR, HIS, COTS AND ALSO THE SOLUTIONS OFFERED IN THIS SPACE) –COMPENTENCY AND CREDIBILITY – PROVIDE YOU WITH SKILSS AND TOOLS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CAREER, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND YOUR COMMUNITY –ENJOY THE PRIDE OF RECOGNITION OF KNOWING THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE ELITE IN CRITICAL FIELD OF HEALTHCARE
- 14. CPHIMS - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS •Baccalaureate degree, or global equivalent, plus five (5) years of associated information and management systems experience*, three (3) of those years in healthcare. •Graduate degree, or global equivalent, plus three (3) years of associated information and management systems experience*,two (2) of those years in healthcare. •* Associated information and management systems experience includes experience in the following functional areas: administration/management, clinical information systems, e- health, information systems, or managementengineering
- 15. Components of the CPHIMS
- 16. CPHIMS - EXAMINATION FEES •HIMSS Organizational –Affiliate Member $270 U.S. dollars •HIMSS National Member $300 U.S. dollars •Non-member $375 U.S. dollars •Rescheduling Fee $75 U.S. dollars
- 17. CPHIMS - EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION •Computer Administration •The primary mode of delivery of the CPHIMS examination is by computer at AMP Assessment Centers geographically distributed throughout the world. Assessment Center locations, detailed maps and directions are available at www.goAMP.com. •More Details
- 18. For More Info Visit : http://india.himsschapter.org/Events/index.aspx?navItemNumber=9 Email : krishna.devagupta@gmail.com