Media Alert: Calling All Bloggers: Join in 1st National Health IT Week Blog Carnival

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Calling All Bloggers: Join in 1st National Health IT Week Blog Carnival
HIMSS inaugural blogging event to foster health IT thought-leadership

CHICAGO IL – August 7, 2012 – Today, HIMSS, the cause-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare through the best use of health IT, announced the launch of its inaugural blog carnival in support of the seventh annual National Health IT Week. For its #NHITWeek Blog Carnival, HIMSS invites members of the health IT blog community to pen new, original posts that share their opinions on the impact health IT will have in 2013. Blog posts from contributors will be selected and included on the HIMSS Blog on September 10, 2012 in line with the start of National Health IT Week.

For those interested in participating in the #NHITWeek Blog Carnival, please refer to the following information:

What: The #NHITWeek Blog Carnival - a collection of guest posts from a variety of health IT authors that center on one particular topic and are published on the same day

When: All original, blog posts must be published between August 7 and September 5, 2012

Who: Anyone with a passion for healthcare and health IT who has something to say about the future of health IT in the U.S.

Where: The HIMSS Blog

How: To submit for the #NHITWeek Blog Carnival, participants must:
• Author a blog post which answers the question – “How will health IT make a difference a year from now at the next National Health IT Week?”
• Include a link within the post that directs back to the blog carnival invitation
• Ensure posts are non-promotional in content and focus on larger health IT trends for 2013
• Send a link to the published post to HIMSS@shiftcomm.com by no later than September 5, 2012

For more information or to get in touch with a HIMSS expert resource, please contact himss@shiftcomm.com.

Following is a suggested tweet for those interested in sharing the blog carnival socially:
• RT @HIMSS: Know where #healthIT will be in 2013? Then sound off in our #NHITWeek Blog Carnival!

About HIMSS
HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 51 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents more than 44,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 570 corporate members and more than 170 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. To learn more about HIMSS and to find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause, please visit our website at www.himss.org.

About National Health IT Week
The Seventh Annual National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum where public and private healthcare constituents will work in partnership to educate industry and policy stakeholders on the value of health IT to the U.S. healthcare system. Held September 10-14, 2012, NHIT Week is an opportunity for the health IT community to come together under one umbrella to raise awareness of the cost savings and improved healthcare delivery benefits of health IT.