Organizational Links

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

A professional association representing more than 40,000 specially educated health information management professionals who work throughout the US healthcare industry. Health information management professionals serve the healthcare industry and the public by managing, analyzing, and utilizing data vital for patient care -- and making it accessible to healthcare providers when it is needed most.

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

a nonprofit membership organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to developing and using information technologies to improve health care. 70

American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)

Founded in 1992, ANIA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting nurses who design, implement and manage information technology and systems that enhance nursing education, clinical practice and research through networking, education, and professional activities.

American Telemedicine Association

Resource and advocate promoting greater access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology. ATA seeks to bring together diverse groups from traditional medicine, Internet online firms, academic medical centers, technology and telecommunications companies, e-health sites, medical societies, government and others in order to resolve barriers to the advancement of telemedicine through the professional, ethical and equitable improvement in health care delivery.

Association for Information Management Professionals (ARMA)

ARMA International is a not-for-profit association serving more than 10,000 information management professionals in the United States, Canada, and over 30 other nations. ARMA International members include records and information managers, MIS and ADP professionals, imaging specialists, archivists, hospital administrators, legal administrators, librarians, and educators.

Association for Information Systems (AIS)

Founded in 1994, is a professional organization whose purpose is to serve as the premier global organization for academics specializing in Information Systems. Their mission is to advance knowledge of how the use of information technology can lead to improved organizational performance and individual quality of work life.

British Computer Society Nursing Specialist Group

The leading UK organisation for nurses and therapists interested in the management and use of information to improve care, the development of learning programmes for all staff, enabling better response to patient inquiry, and improved direction to nursing and therapy specialities for clinical information and education.

Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)

Founded in 1958, CIPS represents more than 8,000 Information Technology (IT) Professionals in 30 cities across Canada. They invite Members and non-Members alike to use the CIPS National site as a primary resource for information and news about CIPS and IT-related issues.

Canadian Nursing Informatics Association

The mission of the CNIA is to be the voice for Nursing Informatics in Canada. Recognizing the importance of the work the CNIA is undertaking, the Canadian Nurses Association has granted emerging group status to the CNIA. The CNIA is also affiliated with COACH, Canada's National Health Informatics Association. Through this strategic alliance CNIA is the Canadian nursing nominee to the International Medical Informatics Association - Special Interest Group in Nursing Informatics (IMIA-SIGNI).

Canadian Organization for Advancement of Computers in Health (COACH)

An organization of more than 750 health executives, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, researchers, educators, information technology managers and vendors. Members form a network of specialists in the Healthcare industry across Canada. This network provides an opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas through personal contact with colleagues, locally and nationally.

Canadian Society for Telehealth

We are the first Canadian non-profit health association devoted to Telehealth. We promote all aspects of telehealth -- the use of communication and information technologies to deliver health care over large and small distances. We were launched during the TExpo ’98 conference that took place October 4th to 7th, 1998, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We have 153 founding members from academic, individual, and corporate sectors.

CARING Online

The Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in Nursing. CARING was developed and organized by area nurses in 1982 as a non-profit undertaking to provide a forum for the advancement of automated healthcare information systems.

Central Savannah River Area - Clinical Informatics Network, (CSRA-CIN)

Serves a valuable role in bringing health care systems professionals together in a local forum to discuss issues and developments of common concern; to learn about new tools, methodologies, and technologies; and to network with other professionals having similar experiences and facing comparable challenges in the rapidly changing healthcare environment.

CIHI: Canadian Institute of Health Information

This report provides up-to-date information on what we know and don't know about the performance of Canada's health care system. Topics covered in the report include the continuum of care, health expenditures, Canada's health care professionals, and outcomes of care. Included with this report is the Health Indicators insert, providing new data on a range of health and health system-related indicators at both regional and provincial/territorial levels.

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

Professional US organization with dual objective of serving the professional development needs of healthcare CIOs, and advocating the more effective use of information management within health care.

European Health Telematics Observatory (EHTO )

For many years, the over-fragmented health telematics information and decision structure in Europe has been a critical obstacle to scientific community work and to adequate interaction with the related market (industries, telecoms, SMEs). EHTO is the first European Web solution, now extending world-wide, for tackling that problem. It aims to collect and to disseminate most valuable information on all relevant issues relating to health telematics, including European standards, regulatory and ethical issues. Moreover, it offers a space for displaying interactive news, and a space for on-line virtual Electronic demonstrations, available to users, industry and service providers.

Health Informatics Society Australia

HISA is a member-friendly, professional organisation, focussing on healthcare informatics with benefits for practitioners, disciplines and sectors of healthcare in any geographic region of Australia and the world. Member services are developed with the aim of value-adding knowledge for the individual member and enhancing networking opportunities between members.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Provides leadership in healthcare for the management of technology, information, and change through publications, educational opportunities, and member services. HIMSS has more than 43 chapters and more than 12,000 members working in healthcare organizations throughout the world. Members include healthcare professionals in hospitals, corporate healthcare systems, clinical practice groups, vendor organizations, healthcare consulting firms, and government bodies.

Informatics Nurses From Ohio (INFO)

In May, 1998, a group of nurses interested in nursing informatics formed this group to promote networking in nursing informatics in Ohio.

Internet Healthcare Coalition

The mission of the Internet Healthcare Coalition is Quality Healthcare Resources on the Internet. Supports a nurturing online community that promotes ethical, innovative, and high-quality sources of healthcare information and services.

IMIA - NI

The Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical Informatics Association

National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)

a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening the nation's health information system. NAHDO serves as a broker of expertise for the development and enhancement of statewide and national health information systems.

Nursing Information & Data Set Evaluation Center

The Center was established by the American Nurses Association (ANA) to review, evaluate against defined criteria, and recognize information systems from developers and manufacturers that support documentation of nursing care within automated Nursing Information Systems (NIS) or within computer-based Patient Record systems (CPR).

Medical Records Institute (MRI)

The mission of the MRI is to promote the development and acceptance of electronic health record systems during this evolution. The MRI is pursuing this mission on a national and international basis.

Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG)

Formed in 1980 and achieved RNAO status as an affiliate group in 1991. ONIG's purpose is to provide a forum for nursing professionals to communicate and disseminate current developments in health care information systems.