HIMSS Student Membership

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As a student in the Texas State HIM program, you may be eligible for FREE student membership in the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Membership in HIMSS provides access to national (online) and local chapter benefits, including scholarships, discounts, service and leadership opportunities, as well as educational and research programs. There are local HIMSS chapters in many major cities throughout Texas and the country. Texas has several strong chapters that come together annually for the Texas Regional HIMSS Conference which includes opportunities for students to submit research posters as well as deliver presentations.

HIMSS is the healthcare industry’s membership organization focused on better health through information and technology. HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology. The HIMSS focus on health IT is a nice complement to the AHIMA focus on health information management. Health IT is an important component of our HIM curriculum. The Texas State University HIM department is a member of the HIMSS Academic Organizational Affiliate (AOA) program which provides benefits to students and is also a HIMSS Approved Education Partner (AEP).

Benefits:

As an Academic Organizational Affiliate, the HIM department is able to extend complimentary individual HIMSS membership to most of our students. To be eligible for an AOA student membership you must meet the following requirements:

  • May not hold a full-time employment position in the fields of healthcare information and technology
  • Be officially enrolled part-time or full-time at an accredited educational institution in an undergraduate or graduate HIM program
  • Upload documentation of official enrollment during the membership application process
  • Agree that the information provided about your student status is accurate

INSTRUCTIONS

If you are new to HIMSS and would like to join as a Student Member for the first time, please use this link: marketplace.himss.org/membership/oa-sign-up and follow the Option 1 instructions below, making sure you complete all of the necessary screens. If you have an existing HIMSS.org account, skip to Option 2 below.

Option 1 – New HIMSS Account

New to HIMSS – not previously created an account with HIMSS or don’t remember if you have:

  • Use the “Click Here” link in the pink box under Student Individual Organizational Affiliate.
  • On the next screen under “New to HIMSS?” click on “Create Account Now”. Enter your student email address and all other information marked with an asterisk. PLEASE NOTE: Enter the name of your Academic Institution for Company Name; for Job Title, choose, from the dropdown – “Others Allied to the Field”, then “Student”; for Work Site, choose Academic Institution. If you see a message saying “We found some accounts in our system, that have similar names or email addresses. Please take a moment to see if one of these accounts might be you and if so, select that record by clicking on the name. This way your previous history with HIMSS can be maintained.” this means we already have some of your information in the database.
  • You must choose a Username and Password, then click on “Create Now”
  • On the next screen click on “Join”.
  • On the membership profile screen, click on the “Edit” button to edit your Address, Contact or Salutation information. NOTE: Be sure to update your address or you will not be able to proceed.
  • Continue creating the membership, entering all the necessary information.
  • You will then be at a screen indicating “You are now a member!” On this page you can: Change your Complimentary Chapter, Join Professional Communities, and Manage Email & Newsletter Preferences.

Option 2 – Existing HIMSS Account

  • If you already have a HIMSS membership or previously created an account through the HIMSS website: (membership, book purchase, webinar registration, etc.), please contact our HIMSS Relationship Manager, Annette Flores, to associate your existing HIMSS account with our program.

For any questions about your HIMSS account or membership, please contact:

Annette Flores
Senior Provider Relations Specialist
Office: 312-915-9577
Email: annette.flores@himss.org