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www.HealthcareITNews.com December 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 29 NEW BOARD [continued from page 24] HIMSS Board member, Selvey will work to develop programs that enhance educational and business opportunities for HIMSS' members. She will seek to improve systems to support members' activities and facilitate their advancement in the Society. Charlene S. Underwood, MBA, FHIMSS, is director of government and industry affairs at Siemens Medical Solutions in Malvern, Pa. Underwood, who joined HIMSS in 1999, participates in HIMSS' Advocacy Days and Public Policy Forums. She is the past chair of the HIMSS EHRVA and the co-chair of the HIMSS Global Vendors Coalition. She also served as the program chair of the Nicholas E. Davies Award Committee with CPRI-HOST, before the program was integrated with HIMSS. In her role on the board, Underwood will work to further HIMSS' leadership on the world stage in driving IT-based healthcare transformation, with the political atmosphere charged with advancing HIT adoption to increase access to care, improve quality of care, and reduce care costs. She will also help expand HIMSS' role globally. ■ WELCOME GOLD NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS Coradiant www.coradiant.com Imprivata, Inc. www.imprivata.com Trapeze Networks www.trapezenetworks.com Kardia Health Systems www.kardiahealth.com Vedant Incorporated www.vedanthealth.com To learn more about the benefits of corporate membership, please visit www.himss.org or contact HIMSS Senior Director of Business Development Kelly Laidler at 312-915-9285. Members Vote to Revise HIMSS Bylaws Along with the Board and Nominating Committee elections, members voted on revisions to HIMSS’ bylaws. Amendments to the Society’s bylaws require membership approval. Members passed all the bylaws’ amendments up for a vote; these included changes pertaining to the size of the Board of Directors; the length of board members’ terms and officers’ terms; processes for filling vacancies in officer positions; requirements for running for officer positions; and external tabulation of director and officer elections. ■ Spacious. Slim. Secure. The new WALLaroo® 2000 XXT —Carstens most spacious wall-mounted workstation yet—provides more than seven square feet of lockable storage for EMR hardware, ringbinder chartholders, clipboards, meds and patient-care items. NETWORKING solutions to the problems faced by today's health IT professionals. SIG Meetings will focus on special interest topics such as behavioral health, clinical systems, e-health, electronic health records, healthcare security, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, knowledge management, offshore opportunities, project management, RFID and supply chain management. Also to be held throughout the week will be Chapter Receptions, hosted by the 50+ local HIMSS' chapters. These chapter-hosted receptions or luncheons offer participants an opportunity to see old colleagues, meet new associates and network with others from his or her own backyard. In addition, Exhibitor Hosted Events will be held throughout HIMSS08. Exhibitors host hundreds of events throughout the Annual Conference, from big extravaganzas to small, intimate dinners. Often, these are some of the best opportunities to network with company sales executives and other clients. The HIMSS08 Web site lists some of the events exhibitors will be hosting. HIMSS Connect [continued from page 27] The slim-proﬁle, space-saving WALLaroo 2000 XXT features: • Upper compartment storage that accepts various CPUs • Lower compartment that accommodates up to a 17" monitor and full-sized keyboard Options: • Fan thermostat • Vent caps and fans • Cord eyelets • Recessed keyboard door Even before heading to HIMSS08, attendees can start finding key contacts or looking up colleagues with similar interests through HIMSS Connect, a free online tool. HIMSS Connect allows users to pre-plan meetings with other attendees, exhibitors or speakers of interest, share knowledge with peers and build business relationships. Information on how to access HIMSS Connect will be sent to all registered attendees as the conference approaches. For more information on HIMSS08 networking events, visit www.himssconference.org/networking. ■ For more information about Carstens full line of space-saving WALLaroos, * visit www.carstensEMR.com, or call 1.800.621.5051. * Meet ADA requirements. © Copyright 2007 Carstens e ● Connect: CARSTENS 1207 Your Partner in the Evolution of Charting http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.coradiant.com http://www.imprivata.com http://www.trapezenetworks.com http://www.kardiahealth.com http://www.vedanthealth.com http://www.himss.org http://www.carstensEMR.com http://www.carstensEMR.com http://www.himssconference.org/networking http://www.himssconference.org/networking http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=8253

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