Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION | 46,433 individual members, of which three-fourths work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 563 corporate members and more than 300 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. Members do elect Board of Directors, vote on any Bylaws changes, and do not receive any share of the organization's profit. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | MEMBERS WHO MAY ELECT ONE OR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY | Regular members, life members, members emeritus and organizational members have the right to vote to appoint a member of the organization's governing body. Eligible members receive a ballot from the President/CEO listing all candidates in random order. After the balloting period is closed, tabulation of the votes is conducted by independent persons who are neither members nor employees of the organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS | Members vote on any bylaws changes proposed by the board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | REVIEW BY GOVERNING BODY | A copy of the Form 990 was provided electronically to each voting member of the organization's governing body before it was filed. Voting members of the governing body then communicated with the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Form 990. The Finance Committee of the organization reviewed the Form 990 during a meeting of its members prior to the filing of the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | Board members and key employees are annually required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement. The President/CEO reviews each statement of disclosure for any set of facts or circumstances that may reflect an actual, potential or apparent conflict of interest. The President/CEO may request the assistance of legal counsel to identify potential conflicts. If the President/CEO identifies an actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest with respect to an officer, director, nominee for director, nominee for an elected position and nominee for appointment to the board, he/she must pursue resolution of such conflict of interest or challenge in accordance with Article 10, Section 10.3 of the HIMSS Bylaws. For the organization's employees, the President/CEO may take one of the following actions to resolve such conflict or challenge: - waive the conflict of interest as unlikely to affect disclosing party's ability to act in the best interests of the organization; - determine that the disclosing party should be recused from all deliberation and decision-making related to the particular transaction or relationship that gives rise to the conflict of interest. This course of action should apply particularly when the transaction or relationship is one which presents a conflict only with respect to one or two discrete programs or activities; or - recommend that the disclosing party should resign from his or her employment. This course of action should apply when the conflict is so pervasive that the disclosing party would likely seldom, if ever be able to act solely in the best interest of the organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a & 15b | COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS | The compensation committee, which consists of certain members of the organization's governing body as appointed by that governing body, meet to review and approve compensation levels for the President/CEO and other top management executives. The compensation committee employs the services of an independent consulting firm to assist in determining compensation levels for the executive management team. The independent consulting firm utilizes data from comparable organizations in its review. All compensation decisions are documented. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 16a & 16b | JOINT VENTURES OR SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS | HIMSS and MedTech Publishing Company each work to produce and stage events for the HIMSS virtual conference. HIMSS and MedTech each agree to work jointly to produce these events and share in the profits or losses on terms specified in a joint agreement for the period beginning on August 15, 2009 and ending June 30, 2014. On December 31, 2010, HIMSS purchased additional ownership shares from other shareholders of MedTech LLC. HIMSS's membership interest percentage of MedTech is 81.05% at year end June 30, 2011. Due to the issuance of additional membership interests to one of the minority shareholders in August 2011, HIMSS interest share was revised to 80.63% as of year-end June 30, 2012. MedTech LLC is a full-fledged consolidated entity. MedTech's bylaws were amended to include safeguards to preserve HIMSS' tax-exempt status. HIMSS' joint ventures with taxable entities policy - effective March 2009: in order to preserve the tax-exempt status of the society as a 501(c)(6) organization, joint ventures between HIMSS and taxable entities are only permitted when: (1) The Society negotiates its transactions and arrangements with other members of the venture or arrangement those terms and safeguards that are adequate to ensure that the Society's exempt status is protected; and (2) Steps are taken to safeguard the Society's exempt status with respect to such a venture or arrangement. Some examples of safeguards include: (1) control over the venture or arrangement sufficient to ensure that it furthers the exempt purpose of the Society; (2) requirements that the venture or arrangement gives priority to exempt purposes over maximizing profits for the other participants; (3) that the venture or arrangement not engage in activities that would jeopardize the society's exemption; and (4) that all contracts entered into with the Society be on terms that are arm's length or more favorable to the society and that these contracts document the required safeguards. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS | No documents available to the public. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | Unrealized Gains 117,776. HIMSS Interest in MedTech 722,018. HIMSS Interest in HAE -223,852. BOOK TO TAX Difference from LP -1,166,146. ----------- Total -550,204. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Charlene Underwood TITLE:Chair HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Keith Kerman TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Willa Fields, RN, DNS, FHIMSS TITLE:Chair Elect HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:R. Scott Holbrook TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Scott T. MacLean TITLE:Vice Chair Elect HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Steven L. Arnold TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Neal Ganguly TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Carol Steltenkamp, MD TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Richard D. Lang TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Kathleen C. Kimmel TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Paul Kleeberg TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Pete Shelkin TITLE:Director HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:H. Stephen Lieber, CAE TITLE:President/CEO HOURS:2 |
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