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SC HIMSS provides South Carolina's healthcare professionals with outstanding educational conferences, networking opportunities and a forum for the interchange of ideas among those committed to the goal of improving patient care through the effective use of information technology.

Announcements Please join us at the national HIMSS conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, February 22nd from 6-7:30pm, at Bellini 2002 in the convention center. This is a great way to network and get to know more about the South Carolina chapter of HIMSS. http://www.himssconference.org/networking /chapterreceptions.aspx Congrats to the SC HIMSS Chapter on receiving the Ambassador Level Award for Advocacy for the second consecutive year! This award is the result of Chapter President Michelle Hager’s ongoing volunteer efforts in advancing health IT issues through relationship building legislative activity. Webinar: Get involved in SCHIMSS and meet the board THANK YOU to all the SC HIMSS members who took the time to join us as we reviewed our plans for 2011, and for those who have already offered to join us in making the Chapter more effective. If you want to help and haven't yet contacted us, feel free to reach out to any member of the Board to discuss opportunities and best fit. If you were not able to attend, please take a look at the presentation materials.    Any member of the Board would be happy to review it with you and answer your questions. The information presented is available in pdf format that can be found when you click here

UPDATE: SC HIMSS Scholarship Program

Congratulations to Deepthi Meruva, the recipient of the 2011 SCHIMSS scholarship!

Thanks to all of you who took the time to investigate this opportunity and to apply.

Webinars – Future Opportunities to Present: 
contact any Board member to discuss.

March 14, 2012