Healthcare IT News has announced the results of its fourth annual H.I.T.Men and Women Awards, honoring top leaders in healthcare information technology. Healthcare IT News readers chose nine men and women for the awards. The honorees span the breadth and depth of the healthcare IT industry and include policymakers, healthcare providers, technology vendors and healthcare payers.

More than 1,000 readers voted. The top leaders were selected from dozens of nominations in each of three categories:

• Enhancing Patient Care through Health IT
• Shapers and Influencers
• Innovators

The following honorees will be awarded at the 4^th annual H.I.T.Men and Women event at the J.W. Marriott on Monday, March 4^th at HIMSS13 Annual Conference & Exhibition:

Category: Enhancing Patient Care through Health IT
Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, CMIO - Duke University Health System
Daniel Nigrin, MD, CIO - Boston Children's Hospital
Marilyn Chow, Vice President, National Patient Care Services - Kaiser Permanente

Category: Shapers and Influencers
Regina Benjamin, MD, Surgeon General of the United States
John Halamka, MD, CIO - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
Matthew Hawkins, CEO - Vitera Healthcare Solutions

Category: Innovators
Naomi Fried, CIO - Boston Children's Hospital
Chad Eckes, CIO - Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Donato Tramuto, CEO, vice chairman - Physicians Interactive and Health eVillages

Healthcare IT News and event founder emids, as well as deluxe sponsor InterSystems, will celebrate this year’s H.I.T. Men and Women at a reception in their honor, Monday, March 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the J.W. Marriott, Ile de France Ballroom, during HIMSS13 in New Orleans, LA.

If you would like to join us at this upcoming reception, please RSVP at www.healthcareitnews.com/hitmen.