Personal Connected Health Alliance

What Personal Connected Health Alliance does

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc.) is a mission-driven, independent nonprofit society founded in 1961 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The organization was explicitly noted in source data as having acquired the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) in 2014, which now operates as part of the HIMSS ecosystem. HIMSS serves a global healthcare information and technology community of more than 125,000 individual members, 430+ provider organizations, 500+ nonprofit partners, and 550+ health services organizations across North America, EMEA, APAC, the Middle East, and South America.

The core technology platform consists of proprietary maturity models and assessment frameworks, most notably the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) — an eight-stage validated maturity model used in 70+ countries — and the Digital Health Indicator (DHI), a 120-question assessment measuring every dimension of a healthcare organization's digital ecosystem. Six additional maturity models, the DigitalRadar assessment framework (deployed nationally in Germany), three professional certification programs (2,500+ certified professionals), and the Digital Health Technology Partner Program (35+ vetted partners) round out the intellectual property base.

Revenue is generated across seven streams: individual membership fees, organizational affiliate memberships, events and conferences (HIMSS26 APAC, HIMSS26 Europe, AI Leadership Summit, AI in Healthcare Forum, Executive Summits), professional certifications, courses and continuing education, market insights/custom research, and digital health advisory/professional services. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, supplemented by enterprise field sales for organizational memberships and assessments, and channel partners (Approved Education Partners, Digital Health Technology Partners) for global delivery.

Name

Personal Connected Health Alliance

Legal name

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc.

Website

https://pchalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIMSS is a global nonprofit society offering maturity models (EMRAM, DHI), certifications, market insights, and events to 125,000+ healthcare IT professionals, 430+ provider organizations, and government partners across 70+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership: Individual professionals pay membership fees to join HIMSS, gaining access to the global network of 125,000+ members, exclusive events, discounts, curated learning, and professional advancement programs.
2. Organizational Affiliate Membership: Healthcare provider organizations and health services organizations pay organizational membership fees to provide professional development and networking access to their entire staff, alongside influence in health IT policy and standards.
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue from registration fees for major conferences (HIMSS26 APAC, HIMSS26 Europe, AI Leadership Summit, AI in Healthcare Forum, Executive Summits) and exhibition sponsorships.
4. Professional Certifications: HIMSS offers professional certifications that 2,500+ healthcare professionals have obtained, generating certification fees. The Executive Connect program provides additional executive education revenue.
5. Courses and Continuing Education: Curated courses covering topics from AI implementation to data reporting, and accredited continuing education hours, available through individual purchase or organizational access.
6. Market Insights and Research: HIMSS Market Insights provides custom surveys, research reports, and data-based content to healthcare organizations and technology vendors for strategic decision-making and marketing purposes.
7. Digital Health Advisory Services: Revenue from digital health solutions engagements including maturity assessments, advisory consulting, and the Digital Health Technology Partner Program, which connects organizations with vetted implementation partners.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) was acquired by HIMSS in 2014 and now operates as part of HIMSS. The core offering consists of healthcare digital maturity assessment frameworks (the Digital Health Indicator and the eight-stage EMRAM Maturity Models), professional certifications and executive education programs, large-scale health IT conferences, market research and advisory services, and a vetted partner ecosystem that supports healthcare organizations in advancing their digital transformation.

Product overview

HIMSS is a mission-driven global organization offering a platform of professional services, maturity models, certifications, and community networks for healthcare information and technology professionals. The core offerings include the Digital Health Indicator assessment, six Maturity Models for digital health transformation, a Digital Health Technology Partner Program with 35+ partners, professional certifications and courses, Market Insights research services, and HIMSS Media publications. These products work together to help healthcare organizations advance their digital maturity through assessment tools, expert guidance, professional development, and industry insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HIMSS Media: Media offerings and publications reaching the largest global network of digital health decision-makers.
• Digital Health Indicator
• Maturity Models
• Digital Health Technology Partner Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ professionals have achieved certification through HIMSS three certification programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• SingHealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingHealth, Singapore's largest public healthcare cluster, is the co-host of HIMSS26 APAC Conference & Exhibition in Singapore (August 23-25, 2026). This partnership positions HIMSS events in the APAC region with a major regional healthcare system as a strategic co-developer of the conference program.
• HIMSS Digital Health Technology Partners (35+ partners)coreTechnology or IntegrationHIMSS's Digital Health Technology Partner Program includes 35+ vetted partners who provide on-site assessments, advisory services, and implementation expertise to healthcare organizations seeking to advance through HIMSS maturity models. These partners help realize the full potential of technology investments.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): ATA is a direct peer — a membership-driven association for telehealth and virtual care professionals, offering events, accreditation, and policy advocacy that overlap with HIMSS's digital health and connected health agenda (PCHAlliance historically bridged the two).
• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association): AHIMA is a direct peer — a health information-focused professional association with individual/organizational memberships, certifications (RHIA, CCS), and continuing education that parallels HIMSS's credentialing and training offerings.
• AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association): AMIA is a direct peer — a professional association for informatics professionals with memberships, journals, conferences (AMIA Annual Symposium), and educational programs that overlap with HIMSS's health IT professional development mission.
• HL7 International: HL7 International is a direct peer — a global standards organization with organizational memberships, working groups, and educational events that shape health IT interoperability, comparable to HIMSS's maturity model and standards-setting role.
• CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives): CHIME is a direct peer — a professional membership organization for senior healthcare IT leaders, offering certifications (CHCIO), events, and thought leadership. It targets a similar CIO/C-suite health IT audience as HIMSS.
• HIMSS (operating analysis subject — included as self-reference): Reference entry — the analysis subject itself operates as the benchmark direct peer in health IT professional associations.

Broad incumbents

• American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA is a broad incumbent — the largest U.S. hospital trade association with institutional memberships, advocacy, and events. It overlaps HIMSS in policy advocacy and provider-segment engagement but operates across a wider healthcare agenda.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA): HFMA is a broad incumbent — a large healthcare professional association with memberships, certifications, and conferences that overlap with HIMSS in serving healthcare executives, though its domain is finance rather than information technology.

Regional players

• HIMSS-affiliated Digital Health Canada: Digital Health Canada is a regional peer — a Canadian health IT membership association with chapters, events, and certifications that parallel HIMSS in a single geography rather than competing globally.

Emerging players

• EHealth Initiative (eHI): eHI is an emerging player — a smaller, focused digital health policy and coalition organization that convenes stakeholders and produces research, comparable to a narrower version of HIMSS's advocacy and market insights functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pchalliance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/himss
• Facebookfacebook.com/pchalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pchalliance
• Instagraminstagram.com/himssglobal
• TikToktiktok.com/@himssglobal

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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