Brian Moyer Receives 2013 HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year Award!

Each year, HIMSS honors its members for their contributions to the Society, their organizations and to health information technology
Nashville, TN Feb 4, 2014 – The Tennessee Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced today that its president, Brian Moyer, CPHIMS, FHIMSS has received the 2013 HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year Award. The Chapter Leader of the Year Award recognizes significant leadership, extraordinary contributions to HIMSS Chapters, the society, and a commitment to the HIT industry. The HIMSS Board of Directors approved the selection of the award winners at its December 2013 board meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Brian serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for GAFFEY Healthcare. He is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and grown multiple Health IT companies over the past 25 years. He is President of the HIMSS Tennessee Chapter and is a member of the HIMSS Chapters Task Force, the Nashville Technology Council Board of Directors and the IT Advisory Board for Trevecca Nazarene University.
Brian has led the fast-growing Tennessee chapter for the last year and placed a great deal of emphasis on creating structure, greater engagement, accountability and measurements within the leadership team of the chapter. He hosted several leadership retreats, developed a by-laws working group, and led multiple groups focused on chapter goals. As a result of these efforts, the chapter is one of the most profitable and well-run chapters, focused on accountability and structured engagements that led to a 40 percent growth in membership. Under Brian’s leadership, a committed and dedicated team of board members and volunteers annually produces the Summit of the Southeast conference, which hosts nearly 1000 individuals each year in Nashville, making it one of the largest HIMSS Chapter events in the country.
The Tennessee Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced today that its president, Brian Moyer, CPHIMS, FHIMSS has received the 2013 HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year Award. The Chapter Leader of the Year Award recognizes significant leadership, extraordinary contributions to HIMSS Chapters, the society, and a commitment to the HIT industry. The HIMSS Board of Directors approved the selection of the award winners at its December 2013 board meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Brian serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for GAFFEY Healthcare. He is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and grown multiple Health IT companies over the past 25 years. He is President of the HIMSS Tennessee Chapter and is a member of the HIMSS Chapters Task Force, the Nashville Technology Council Board of Directors and the IT Advisory Board for Trevecca Nazarene University.
Brian has led the fast-growing Tennessee chapter for the last year and placed a great deal of emphasis on creating structure, greater engagement, accountability and measurements within the leadership team of the chapter. He hosted several leadership retreats, developed a by-laws working group, and led multiple groups focused on chapter goals. As a result of these efforts, the chapter is one of the most profitable and well-run chapters, focused on accountability and structured engagements that led to a 40 percent growth in membership. Under Brian’s leadership, a committed and dedicated team of board members and volunteers annually produces the Summit of the Southeast conference, which hosts nearly 1000 individuals each year in Nashville, making it one of the largest HIMSS Chapter events in the country.
The HIMSS Awards Program recognizes lifetime achievement, scholarship programs, activities or publications with honors going to individuals, groups, and organizations for significant contributions to the Society, their organizations or to the health IT profession. All recipients of a HIMSS award must be a
member in good standing of HIMSS.