HIMSS Europe will provide the community exposure in HIMSS Europe media and events. Community members also receive HIMSS Europe Individual Membership for a year, as well as complimentary passes to various HIMSS Europe or UK events year-round.
The nomination process will consider individuals at all levels including c-suite, front line professionals, patient advocates, policy makers, entrepreneurs and many more who are at the forefront of leading the e-Health agenda. The individuals nominated must be based in a European country.
Sarah Bruce, Director of Media for HIMSS Europe said: "The Future50 is the first initiative of its kind to recognise excellence and innovation in healthcare IT at a Pan-European level. By recognising both established and, more importantly, fresh talent in the sector our aim is to promote best practice and forward thinkers in order to transform health and care through IT."
Nominations can be submitted by anyone from healthcare providers, governments, not for profit organisations as well as IT vendors nominating their customers. Individuals can self-nominate or can be nominated by someone who is familiar with the nominee’s professional background. The nomination must include short descriptions (100-200 words) of the nominee's proven excellence in a minimum of three out of the four following areas:
1. Leadership and ambition
2. Best Practice
3. Driving innovation and transformation
4. Improved patient care, experience or outcomes
Nominations can be made by submitting a proposal on www.himss.eu/future50.
The nominations are reviewed and ranked by HIMSS Europe's Governing Council.
Nominations period:
September 4th, 2017 - December 22nd, 2017
Selection and ranking process:
January 8th, 2018 - February 28th, 2018
Results announcement:
March 13th, 2018
For further information, please visit:
http://www.himss.eu/future50
About HIMSS Europe
HIMSS Europe is a voice, advisor and thought leader of transformation through health IT. As an independent organisation with innovation at its heart, HIMSS Europe unites and engages key stakeholders across the health and care ecosystem through events, media, analytics and communities focused on helping healthcare systems to define their IT strategies meanwhile supporting the healthcare industry to improve its services.
By offering a high quality, Pan-European platform to collaborate and exchange best practice, news, information and data, HIMSS Europe has a unique breadth and depth of expertise and capabilities to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health and care and deliver more effective patient outcomes.
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.