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About the Institute for e-Health Policy

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Foundation launched the Institute for e-Health Policy in June 2008.  The mission of the Institute is to provide educational opportunities in the Washington, DC area that will help public and private sector stakeholders influence e-health policy decisions, which can have a tremendous impact on organizations they represent.

Critical decisions on e-health policy have a direct effect on whether or not we correct health disparities in rural and underserved communities, enable workforces through technology training, and provide needed staffing and financial resources to e-health initiatives. 

The Institute for e-Health Policy will be led by Neal Neuberger.  Neal is a former Capitol Hill professional staff member and more than 15 years ago founded the Capitol Hill Steering Committee for Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics. While assuming responsibilities as the Executive Director of the HIMSS Foundation’s new Institute for e-Health Policy, Neal will continue to head the Steering Committee.

Executive-in-Residence Program

The Institute will operate several exciting programs, including an Executive-in- Residence Program, with Mary Walker, vice president of Apptis Inc., as the first executive in residence.  HIMSS Diamond members are invited to participate in the Executive in Residence Program.  (more here on the program)

Government Relations Intern Program

The Government Relations Intern Program will support two college interns for three semesters each year.

National Health IT Week

The Institute also will administer HIMSS involvement in National Health IT Week, of which HIMSS Summit and Advocacy Day are just one of many parts. In a few short years, National Health I-T Week has become the leading forum for developing common ground among public- and private-sector organizations toward the advancement and adoption of health information technologies.