Curtis Elected to HIMSS Board
Upson’s George Curtis is one of 23 elected to
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
Curtis’ election to the HIMSS board comes at a time when Health IT is a pivotal piece of healthcare reform. HIMSS helps provide a unified voice relative to standards development, the Electronic Health Record certification process, interoperability, performance and quality measures, and other issues as they become subject to increasing government, insurance and provider-driven initiatives and requests.
CEO David Castleberry said Curtis is a true leader at Upson and HIMSS will benefit from his leadership on its state board. “Curtis’ election provides Upson a seat at a very important table. This is an exciting time for Health IT, and for Curtis. He is most deserving of this leadership role.”
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 and over 380 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
George Curtis is Upson’s director of information services and has worked at the hospital for the past nine years. Curtis holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems and a master’s degree in hospital and business administration.
