American Health Information Management Association Includes membership information, history and bylaws. Details of FORE - Foundation of Research and Education the charitable affiliate organization of AHIMA. http://www.ahima.org/

American Medical Informatics Association US not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and application of medical informatics in the support of patient care, teaching, research, and health care administration. http://www.amia.org/

British Medical Informatics Society Society details including: mission statement and history, membership information, news of workshops and conferences, 'Health Informatics' Journal and 'Biomedical Informatics Today' Newsletter. http://www.bmis.org

Healthcare Information and Management Society US not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of health care information and management systems. http://www.himss.org/

International Medical Informatics Association International not-for-profit organization promoting medical informatics in health care and biomedical research. Includes membership information, member societies, newsletter and events. http://www.imia.org/

Microsoft Healthcare Users Group Europe Forum for exchanging ideas, promoting learning and sharing solutions for information systems using Microsoft technologies, within the European healthcare industry. Includes membership, event and contact information. http://www.mshug-euro.org/

American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) A college of elected fellows within American Medical Informatics Association who have contributed significantly to medical informatics. It grew from the American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics (AAMSI) and the Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care (SCAMC) when the AMIA was formed in 1989. http://www.amia.org/acmi/acmi.html

Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Stated aim is to improve the practice of medicine and advance the field of Applied Medical Informatics. Links to 'The Informatics Review'. An on-line journal focusing on clinical computing and medical informatics. http://www.amdis.org/

Australian College of Health Informatics An Australian health informatics professional body. Newly established it intends to represent the interests of a broad range of clinical and non-clinical professionals working within health informatics. http://www.achi.org.au

eHealth Institute Variety of activities to enhance access to and quality of e-health resources.Details of Fourth Annual eHealth Developers' Summit in November 2003. http://www.ehealthinstitute.org/index.cfm

European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Nonprofit organisation concerned with the theory and practice of information science and technology in European health.Each European country, as defined by the WHO Region, is represented in the Federation by a suitable Health Informatics Society. http://www.efmi.org/efmi/default.asp

Health Informatics Society of Australia Ltd HISA was established in 1992 by representatives of health informatics groups operating within Australia. Site has many features including links, downloads and publications. Details the Health Informatics Conference (HIC) held in Australia. http://www.hisa.org.au/

Health Infomatics,The Society for Information Technology Professionals Special interest group within Australian Computer Society. http://203.147.217.77/ACS/chapter_sigs/health.htm

HINZ - Health Informatics New Zealand. National not-for-profit organisation. Conferences and seminar details. Membership login provided. http://www.hinz.org.nz/

Microsoft Healthcare Users Group Useful site for wide range of health informatics issues. http://www.mshug.org/

Primary Health Care Specialist Group of the British Computer Society Concerned with all aspects of information technology affecting primary care. http://www.phcsg.org.uk/

Medical Records Institute (MRI) An international forum for sharing knowledge, experience, and solutions with healthcare practitioners,professionals in information system (IS) and health information management (HIM). Conducts the Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR)annual conference on e-health and clinical IT issues. Publishes the Health IT Advisory Report. http://www.medrecinst.com/

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Serving the professional development needs of healthcare CIOs, and advocating the more effective use of information management within healthcare. http://www.cio-chime.org/default.html

British Computer Society Health Informatics Portal to a range of conferences and committee sites. http://www.health-informatics.org/

ERCIM Working Group on Health and Information Technology Workshop proceedings, reports and upcoming events contributed by members of this working group of the European Research Consortium Group for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM). http://www.vtt.fi/tte/tre/projects/ercim/ercim.htm