About HIMSS Latin America

HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology and leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using IT. HIMSS Latin America provides thought leadership, community building, professional development and events. Major initiatives include conferences in Costa Rica, Brazil and Chile, as well as the support in various Latin American countries and regions of transforming healthcare through digital maturity models.

Founded in 1961, HIMSS encompasses more than 60,000 members, 600 companies and over one million HIT network of key influencers that drive innovation across the world.

HIMSS Vision

Better health through information technology.

HIMSS Mission

Globally, lead endeavors optimizing health engagements and care outcomes through information technology.

About HIMSS Analytics in Latin America

Based on individual needs of healthcare providers, governments, software providers or consultancies, HIMSS Analytics offers tailor-made advisory services tied to the digitisation of health and care delivery in collecting and analysing data to turn them into actionable results. HIMSS Analytics services include benchmarking, maturity model assessments, market research and advisory services.

HIMSS Analytics has created the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM), an 8-stage model that allows hospitals to track their progress towards a paperless environment. EMRAM identifies the levels of electronic medical record (EMR) capabilities in hospitals, ranging from limited ancillary department systems through a paperless EMR environment. Latin America currently has eight certified Stage 6 hospital, seven of which are in Brazil and one in Chile.