It started as a tweet from @TheEHRGuy (Michael Planchart) on twitter. The rules were pretty simple. Nominate people for the #HIT100 on twitter using twitter. More than two hundred people were nominated.
Here's the complete #HIT250 list of nominees from Michael (after removing misspellings and duplicates, so it's not quite 250 any more):
@2healthguru
@ACODigest
@ACOinfo
@acowatch
@ahier
@AHIMAResources
@amednews
@amhess
@AmyinMaine
@andrewschorr
@Andrewspong
@anitasamarth
@Anthony_Guerra
@Atul_Gawande
@aviars
@BarbaraFicarra
@bfm
@billians
@blogbrevity
@bobcoffield
@boltyboy
@CandidCIO
@Cascadia
@CDW_Healthcare
@ChrisMP
@ChristineKraft
@cindythroop
@CIOCHIME
@ckburgess
@CLOUDHealth
@CMSGov
@cmsinnovates
@Colin_Hung
@colleen_young
@connected_care
@CORHIO
@cristianliu
@ctsinclair
@cyberslate
@danamlewis
@DaphneLeigh
@davidblumenthal
@DavidHartnett
@DianaManosHITN
@DidiDavis
@dirkstanley
@djrivera80
@DManos_IT_News
@DocForeman
@donseamons
@DrDannySands
@drjava
@drjosephkim
@DrNanN
@DrSnit
@drtonyah
@eclinicalguru
@EdBennett
@Egrunden
@EHRoutlook
@EHRScope
@ej_butler
@ekivemark
@ElinSilveous
@elizcohencnn
@emds
@emrandhit
@EMRAnswers
@EMRcentral
@EMRDailyNews
@EndoGoddess
@ePatientDave
@erikpupo
@FairCareMD
@faisal_q
@Farzad_ONC
@fermarsan
@fierceEMR
@foxepractice
@fredtrotter
@ftvelasco
@GAHIMSS
@GailZahtz
@garybaldwin
@GEHCSolutions
@georgemargelis
@ghideas
@glenfmarshall
@gnayyar
@gonzalezloumiet
@GovHIT
@GovHITeditor
@GrahameGrieve
@GreenwayMedical
@hakan_nordgren
@harrygreenspun
@HCInformatics
@hcsmSV
@Health_IT
@healthblawg
@HealthEugene
@healthinfosec
@HealthIsSocial
@HealthIT
@HealthStandards
@HealthyThinker
@HHSGov
@HIMSS
@histalk
@HITAdvisor
@hitconsultant
@HITExchange
@HITgreg
@HITNewsTweet
@HITpol
@hitstrategy
@hjluks
@Hrana
@hughleslie
@ianmcnicoll
@icd10watch
@ICMCCupdate
@iHealthBeat
@IngaHIStalk
@IntelHealthIT
@IntheknowCIO
@islaldanamd
@Ithealthnonprof
@Jacobr
@jamie_heywood
@jamoussou
@janicemccallum
@jasoncolquitt
@jbselz
@jeffbrandt
@JeffClarkCT
@jeffcouch
@JessPKahn
@jhalamka
@jhlamka
@jimmyweeks
@jimtate
@jkvedar
@JoannKareo
@JoannKlinedinst
@john_chilmark
@johnmoehrke
@JohnSharp
@jonmertz
@jonmrich
@joshnesbit
@Jsamplesgmt
@Judekitch
@JussaraMR
@Just4Hospitals
@kandalva
@KentBottles
@kevinmd
@kim_nolen
@kptotalhealth
@LeeAase
@Lisa_M_Klein
@lisacrymes
@lizasisler
@lostonroute66
@lsaldanamd
@Lygeia
@margalitgurarie
@marxists
@MatthewBrowning
@MedicalQuack
@meducate
@meredithgould
@MicrosoftMD
@mjadala
@mkmackey
@mobihealth
@mobilehealth
@modrnhealthcr
@motorcycle_guy
@msegal111
@MtnMD
@NateOsit
@NationaleHealth
@NaviNet
@NexusNR
@nicolaziady
@nversel
@omowizard
@ONC_HealthIT
@Paulflevy
@Payformance
@Pdolan_amnews
@Perficient
@Perficient_HC
@pfanderson
@pharmaguy
@philbaumann
@pjmachado
@poikonen
@praxagora
@psweetman
@radar
@readg
@realworldhl7
@rebekahrgreen
@ReginaHolliday
@richelmore
@RichmondDoc
@rilescat
@Ringholm
@RMartinBoulder
@rohitnarang
@RossMartin
@RWJF_PubHealth
@ShimCode
@SmyrnaGirl
@sonalpatel_HIT
@ssfraser
@starkehealth
@SusanCarr
@susannahfox
@symtym
@techguy
@tedeytan
@texashealth
@theEHRGuy
@TheGr8Chalupa
@thehealthmaven
@todd_park
@TrishaTorrey
@UnifiedPIM
@usnistgov
@VinceKuraitis
@wayne_oliver
@westr
@wlucio
@wrishel
@WTeeGreen
@Zorg20