Welcome to the HIMSS Northern California Chapter!

Welcome Message from Your HIMSS NorCal President

Dear HIMSS NorCal Members, Sponsors, Collaborators, and Volunteers,

Thank you ALL for your confidence and trust in electing me as your President for HIMSS NorCal for the Calendar Year 2024-2025. I am humbled and honored by your support.

It has been an honor and privilege to have worked with HIMSS NorCal and the past three presidents to champion key initiatives initially as a volunteer and subsequently as a board member. I had the pleasure of contributing to a number of committees and was also instrumental in leading, organizing, planning, and hosting a number of in-person events: 

• Kaiser Permanente: East Bay Networking Event

• AWS: Embracing New Technologies in Healthcare 

• UC Davis Health: Digital Davis Transformation Day

• Stanford: Revolutionizing Healthcare: Technology, Policy, Education

• HIMSS National West Coast Networking Luncheon 

• Microsoft: HIMSS NorCal Innovation Conference

As the incoming President of the HIMSS Northern California Chapter, my primary goal is to:

1. Foster a vibrant community of healthcare professionals dedicated to leveraging technology to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiencies.
2. Enhance our member engagement through dynamic educational programs, networking opportunities, and collaborative initiatives that drive innovation and best practices in health information management. 
3.  Forge strong partnerships with local healthcare institutions, technology companies, and academic organizations, I would like to create a robust ecosystem that supports continuous learning and professional development. 
4. Ensure all stakeholder voices (providers, payers, pharma, med devices, students, vendors, enterprises, academicians) are heard and valued.
5. Establish HIMSS NorCal as a beacon of innovation and excellence in the healthcare technology landscape.

Through these efforts, I aspire to position the HIMSS Northern California Chapter as a leader in healthcare transformation showcasing its constituents (all of you) and their accomplishments in Northern California.

I would like to introduce the Board whose mission is aligned with the vision I have articulated:

Executive Committee: President (Dipty Desai), President-Elect (Marc Mar Yohana), Past-President (Viveka Rydel-Anderson), Secretary (Jeff Hawley), Treasurer (Emily Ly)

Committee Chairs: Programs (Reena Bhargava), Education (Vishakha Sharma), Advocacy (Amith Viswanathan), Membership (Carlene Lugtu), Marketing (Vrushali Malpekar), Sponsorship (Suman Mishra)

Warmly,
Dipty Desai
HIMSS Northern California Chapter 2024-2025
norcal.president@himsschapter.org