Pittsburgh Area Healthcare Information Technology Networking Event

March 17, 2011 by The Western PA Healthcare News Team

From left to right: Michael Cassidy, Shareholder, Director & Practice Group Leader at Tucker Arensberg, P.C.; Barry Ross, LFHIMSS, DSHS; Lee Kim, Intellectual Property and Health Information Technology Attorney at Tucker Arensberg, P.C.; and Dr. Mohamad Arif Ali, Vice-President of Emerging technologies at WOW Global and Senior VP for Clinical Projects at Process Proxy Corporation.

The Western Pennsylvania Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (WPHIMSS) hosted an open networking event on Wednesday, March 16th for Health Information Technology (HIT) professionals.

The event, which was sponsored by Tucker Arensberg, P.C., attracted over 100 attendees.

Barry Ross, a WPHIMSS past president (2005-2008), HIMSS past president and chairman, and founder and first president of both the Wisconsin and New York HIMSS Chapters, was recognized at the event for his ongoing commitment and dedication to HIMSS.

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