These new event and education options, coupled with the recognized lineup of keynote speakers addressing industry issues of patient safety, healthcare costs, and privacy and security, offer attendees quality educational and networking opportunities designed for their schedules and budgets. Keynote speakers include: Dennis Quaid, award-winning actor and director and president of the Quaid Foundation for Patient Safety; George C. Halvorson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; Alan Greenspan, economist and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and Jerry M. Linenger, MD, MSSM, MPH, PhD, Captain, Medical Corps, USN (Ret.), NASA astronaut and NBC News space analyst.

With about nine weeks until the conference opens, conference planners point to Chicago's central location and proximity to many healthcare organizations and corporate headquarters as still another factor contributing to increased preliminary registration. The HIMSS Analytics™ database shows more than 10,300 healthcare organizations (hospitals, physician offices, ambulatory surgery centers, etc.) are within driving distance or a short flight to Chicago, keeping travel costs low for these organizations.


Healthcare professionals can register for HIMSS09 online.

About HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of health IT and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, Singapore and other locations across the United States, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 350 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care.

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