HIMSS Names Colonel Ralph Franco to Fellow Member Status

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 1, 2010 -- CHICAGO, July 1, 2010 - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the premier association for leadership in the management of technology, information, and change in healthcare, has named Colonel Ralph Franco to Fellow member status.

Colonel Ralph Franco is Director, Total Army Medical Department Systems Management at the US Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This office manages high-level systems requirements, risk assessments and Concepts of Operations for US Army Medical Department information systems.

"HIMSS congratulates our new Senior and Fellow members," said Steve Lieber, HIMSS President/CEO. "These members represent the top leaders driving today's important healthcare information and management systems initiatives."

HIMSS Senior Members must be a member of HIMSS for a minimum of three consecutive years, while Fellows must be members for a minimum of five consecutive years. In addition, members must have contributed to the healthcare industry through publications and presentations, and through their professional development and participation in HIMSS.

Prior to the US Army Medical Department Center and School, Colonel Ralph Franco worked as the CIO for the US Army Pacific Regional Medical Command in Honolulu, Hawai’i, providing Information Management (IM), Information Technology (IT) and Clinical Informatics services for a Joint military healthcare system with eight Tri-Service facilities and 440,000 covered lives in 38 countries spanning 14 time zones and 52 % of the earth’s surface.

Colonel Franco has a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York; a Masters of Business Administration from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama and a Masters of Health Administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

About the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a comprehensive healthcare-stakeholder membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of health care. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, Singapore, and other locations across the United States, HIMSS represents more than 23,000 individual members, of which 73% work in patient care delivery settings. HIMSS also includes over 380 corporate members and nearly 30 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its educational, professional development, and advocacy initiatives designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
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