2001 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition

HIMSS, EC Media Group, CHIM Collaborate on Business-to-Business Marketplace

CHICAGO, IL -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), EC Media Group, and Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM) will jointly present the new "Business-to-Business Marketplace" as part of the 2001 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, February 4-8, in New Orleans.

The Business-to-Business Marketplace, an added value for exhibitors, provides an opportunity for vendors to coordinate their products and services to develop solutions for end users.

The Marketplace will include educational sessions specially designed for exhibitors and a luncheon for HIMSS exhibitors featuring a panel discussion of venture capitalists and Wall Street analysts. Enhanced onsite business services and designated exhibit sessions featuring B2B marketing opportunities outside of exhibition hours will also be available.

"In addition to our traditional education program, the Annual HIMSS Conference now offers an opportunity to support our vendor community in developing the best possible solutions," says H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, HIMSS president/CEO. "Vendors will gain an overview of the state of the industry and can match their products and services with other vendors."

EC Media Group is the publisher of Health Data Management and Internet Health Care Magazine. CHIM is the trade association driving the adoption of strategic information management and technology in the health industry.

For more details about the Business-to-Business Marketplace and the 2001 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, visit the HIMSS Web site at www.himss.org.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society provides leadership in healthcare for the management of technology, information, and change through publications, educational opportunities, and member services. HIMSS has more than 41 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 settings in professional levels ranging from senior staff to CIOs and CEOs.

The Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM) is the strategic knowledge leader driving health technology information. A national, nonprofit trade association, CHIM plays the leading role in issues of the health information technology (HIT) industry including alliances, partnerships, business practices, introduction of emerging technologies, information security, online privacy and consumer protection, health policy, standards and legislative issues. CHIM's members range from the newest emerging companies to industry leaders in hardware, Internet, software, HIT consultation services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications and enterprise solutions.

EC Media Group, publisher of Health Data Management and Internet Health Care Magazine

About EC Media Group

EC Media Group, a Thomson Financial Media company, is a leading provider of information for e-business professionals across a wide range of sectors, including business intelligence, financial services and health care technology. Backed by an extensive intelligence network, the industry’s most experienced analysts and journalists, and the full resources of Thomson Financial Media, EC Media Group is uniquely positioned to keep subscribers and conference attendees apprised of leading-edge e-business trends. Currently, EC Media Group offers a number of the market’s most widely read and highly respected publications, including Electronic Commerce World, Financial Service Online, Health Data Management, DM Review, Internet Health Care Magazine, and EC Technology News. In addition, EC Media Group sponsors some of today’s leading professional convocations, including Electronic Commerce World Conference and Exhibition, the preeminent event in its field.