New Gloucester, ME, October 16, 2012 – MedTech Media, a division of HIMSS Media, announced today the launch of HIMSSwire (www.himsswire.com), a custom content news service for healthcare professionals, accessible through feeds on a network of healthcare websites.

HIMSSwire offers healthcare professionals custom news articles, covering challenges and opportunities in areas such as meaningful use, mobile health and ICD-10, as well as how healthcare organizations are using IT to improve clinical care and the bottom-line.

“The industry is moving very quickly, which is generating a tremendous amount of news and information,” said Jack Beaudoin, managing director of MedTech Media, a division of HIMSS Media. “HIMSSwire is a simple service that delivers short custom news briefs to readers, giving solutions providers a low-maintenance way to announce their strategic input on industry trends, innovative products and other pressing information.”

Articles are posted daily on HIMSSwire and coverage is included on network partners’ websites where the newsfeed is housed. Network partners benefit from quality, credible content, alignment with the HIMSS brand and improved traffic and search engine results. HIMSSwire currently resides on the HIMSS family of websites, including Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News, Government Health IT and PhysBizTech.

For more information regarding HIMSSwire, please visit www.himsswire.com.

About MedTech Media

MedTech Media (www.medtechmedia.com) is a division of HIMSS Media. Offering a comprehensive suite of focused news content, MedTech serves the private and public healthcare markets by providing award-winning news through print, online, mobile and other platforms. The MedTech Media brands include Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News, Healthcare Payer News, Government Health IT and PhysBizTech. It is also the official publisher of the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition and represents multiple HIMSS media properties.