Joyce Sensmeier Co-Chair
Joyce Sensmeier is the Vice President, Informatics for HIMSS North America, a strategic business unit of HIMSS, the global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information and technology. In her current role she is responsible for the areas of clinical informatics, interoperability and standards programs and initiatives. She also oversees the HIMSS Innovation Center in Cleveland, OH. An internationally recognized speaker and author of multiple book chapters and articles, Sensmeier achieved fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing in 2010.
She is co-founder and ex-officio chair of the Alliance for Nursing Informatics, a global collaboration of 30 distinct nursing informatics groups representing a unified voice for nursing informatics professionals. In 2017 she received the Virginia K. Saba Nursing Informatics Leadership Award from Sigma Theta Tau, International. Sensmeier is president of IHE USA, which serves as a voice representing national efforts fostering the adoption of a consistent set of standards to enable interoperability of health IT systems. Sensmeier currently serves on the boards of CDISC, the Sequoia Project, and IHE International. She is active in her community, serving as a Commissioner on the Parks and Recreation Commission, San Marcos California.