TN HIMSS News
TN HIMSS Welcomes New President, Five New Board Members
At its annual board meeting on June 19, the Tennessee chapter of HIMSS, welcomed its incoming president, Tod Fetherling, CEO of Perception Health. Chapter officers and its Board of Directors also appointed five new members to the Board. Fetherling and the new Board of...
TN HIMSS Board of Directors Annual Meeting Places Focus on Equality, Continuing Education, COVID-19
The Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS Board of Directors recently held its annual Board meeting. In keeping with the requirements of the day, this was a virtual meeting. While we all missed the camaraderie and fellowship that in-person meetings usual afford with handshakes...
11th Cohort Graduates from the TN HIMSS/Belmont University HIT Workforce Accelerator
Congratulations are in order for the 11th cohort graduates from the TN HIMSS and Belmont University's Spring 2020 Session of the Health IT Workforce Accelerator. The graduating students and their companies are: NameCompanyTitleJimBargeAditumManaging...
TN HIMSS’ HIT Workforce Accelerator Graduates 10th Cohort
Congratulations to the recent graduates of the 10th cohort of the TN HIMSS and Belmont University Health IT Workforce Accelerator Fall 2019 class. The graduating students and their companies are: Kass...
Tennessee HIMSS Announces President-Elect and Five New Board Members
The Tennessee Chapter of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has welcomed the election of Perception Health CEO J. Tod Fetherling as President Elect, along with five new members to its Board of Directors. Fetherling will serve a one-year...
Ninth Cohort of the Health IT Workforce Accelerator Program Graduates
Congratulations to the recent graduates of the ninth cohort of the TN HIMSS and Belmont University Health IT Workforce Accelerator Spring 2019 class. The graduating students and their companies are: Holly Anderson-BCBS TNRegina Dozier-BCBS TNJosh...
Healthcare Tech Talent in Middle TN — The Latest Research Now Available
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Information Systems & Analytics recently released its report on the healthcare tech talent in Middle Tennessee. While focused on healthcare, it highlighted the challenging IT environment in Middle Tennessee. It's worth the...
2019 HIMSS Board Retreat Highlights Successes, Strategies and Member Value
By Tom Mitchell, VP Marketing and Communications/Board Member With the HIMSS mission of “Better Health Through Information and Technology”, the TN HIMSS Board of Directors held its annual retreat in late January. Facilitated by Ankura, the TN HIMSS Board retreat...
An Inside View of HIMSS19
by Justin Mooneyhan, TN HIMSS Ambassador Chair As I reflect on a great (and long) week at the HIMSS 2019 Global Conference in Orlando, FL, I feel humbled by the amount of really smart people confined to a central locale, and encouraged by the new people I met,...
TN HIMSS Announces Next Summit of the Southeast Dates and New Format
By Eric Thrailkill, TN HIMSS Chapter President The Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS has announced the Summit of the Southeast, the annual event designed specifically for Chapter members, will be held in Spring 2020. For the past two years, the Summit has...