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Office of Advocacy and Public Policy

HIMSS Office of Advocacy and Public Policy was founded in February 2000 and focuses on expanding the organization’s visibility on Capitol Hill, in the Administration and state legislatures, and works with all interested stakeholders including individual members, corporations, and collaborating organizations to coordinate and advance healthcare IT and management systems through advocacy and public policy initiatives. Advocacy and Public Policy legislative and regulatory actions are guided by HIMSS Legislative Principles.

The department offers several services and products for HIMSS members including the:

The department also issues Position Statements, Fact Sheets, and Legislative Alerts; publishes a bi-monthly e-newsletter called the HIMSS Pulse on Public Policy; and co-sponsors the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics Luncheon Seminar Series. 
The Advocacy and Public Policy team is located at HIMSS National Capital Area Office at 901 King Street, Suite 200, in Alexandria, Virginia.  We are pleased to address your advocacy needs and to assist our members during their trips to Washington, D.C.  Members of HIMSS Office of Advocacy and Public Policy include:

Dave Roberts, FHIMSS
Vice President of
Government Relations
703-837-9811
droberts@himss.org

 Tom Leary
Director of
Federal Affairs
703-837-9814
tleary@himss.org		 Tom Keefe
Director of State
Government Relations
703-837-9813
tkeefe@himss.org

Blair Hedgepeth
Manager of
Government Relations
703-837-9810
bhedgepeth@himss.org

 Sharolyn Rosier Hyson
Manager of Public Policy
Communications
703-837-9819
shyson@himss.org

Mari Franks
Coordinator of
Government Relations
703-837-9827
mfranks@himss.org
Arnol Simmons
Coordinator of State
Government Relations
703-837-9826
asimmons@himss.org		  

 

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