• Virtual Focus Groups: Maintaining Valuable Communication with CHIME Members

    3.17.20
    By Shafiq Rab MD, MPH, CHCIO, Chair, CHIME Foundation Board; SVP & CIO, Rush University Medical Center

    Last week, I wrote an article for CHIME’s membership newsletter, Inside CHIME, to outline opportunities CHIME has put in place for members who planned to attend focus groups in Orlando. CHIME’s technology allows us to provide virtual focus groups in place of the traditional face-to-face sessions, which is not only a benefit for Foundation partners but also for members. 

    CHIME members look forward to sharing their insights during focus groups and appreciate that Foundation partners value their suggestions. They also appreciate that CHIME, the CHIME Foundation and our partners are using innovative solutions to maintain the dialogue between CHIME members and Foundation partners. 

    Here is how it works, as was explained in Inside CHIME: 

    The CHIME Foundation is giving Foundation firms that had scheduled focus groups at the spring forum a virtual option. For those firms that want to proceed, the CHIME Foundation team will send invitations to members who previously had been assigned to specific focus group. If any openings remain, the team will open the spots up to the CHIME membership at large.  

    The virtual focus group sessions will be scheduled for 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. ET on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Honorariums will be awarded as before, with participation tracked and one honorarium check distributed at the end of the implementation period. 

    Regularly scheduled online focus groups will continue to take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. 

    Just as CHIME has encouraged membership to participate in focus groups, the CHIME Foundation is encouraging Foundation partners that had planned on spring face-to-face focus sessions to take advantage of this resource. It is important that we continue to learn from each other, openly share needs and thoughts, and together drive health and care forward for our communities.  

    If you have questions or concerns, please contact your Business Director or email the CHIME Foundation team at [email protected]. 

    Posted 3.18.2020

  • Webinars Spell Out Opportunities for Foundation Partners

    3.18.20
    By the CHIME Team

    CHIME Foundation is always working to enhance your experience as a Foundation partner. Part of the great value of CHIME Foundation membership is the myriad of virtual benefits we provide for firms to activate. Although we pride ourselves on our high-quality in-person events, we have a lot to offer virtually.  

    CHIME has organized several upcoming webinars to help prepare you for success in using your CHIME Foundation benefits. Our team wants to ensure you have the information you need to maximize the value of these important opportunities for connection with CHIME members.  

    Join us for these informative sessions: 

    CHIME20 Call for Proposals: Track Session & Leadership from the Edge Webinar 
    Tuesday, March 17 
    4:00 – 4:45 p.m. ET 
    Speakers: Corey Zeigler, CHCIO – CIO at Helio Health, and Wayne Sass, PhD, CHCIO, Monarch Healthcare 
    Register Here 

    Spring Forum Focus Groups – Best Practices for Online Facilitation 
    Friday, March 20 
    2:00 – 2:45 p.m. ET 
    Register Here 

    Holding an Online Member Survey – Your Questions Answered 
    Tuesday, March 31 
    3:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET 
    Join the CHIME Foundation team 
    Register Here 

    Holding a College LIVE webinar – Your Questions Answered 
    Tuesday, April 28 
    3:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET 
    Join the CHIME Foundation team 
    Register Here 

    Posted 3.18.2020

  • Messaging on Focus Group Participation from the CHIME Board

    3.18.20
    By Shafiq Rab MD, MPH, CHCIO, Chair, CHIME Foundation Board; SVP & CIO, Rush University Medical Center

    Last week, I wrote an article for CHIME’s newsletter, Inside CHIME, to outline opportunities CHIME has put in place for members who planned to attend focus groups in Orlando. CHIME’s technology allows us to provide virtual focus groups in place of the traditional face-to-face sessions, which is not only a benefit for Foundation partners but also for members. 

    CHIME members look forward to sharing their insights during focus groups and appreciate that Foundation partners value their suggestions. They also appreciate that CHIME, the CHIME Foundation and our partners are using innovative solutions to maintain the dialogue between CHIME members and Foundation partners. 

    Here is how it works, as was explained in Inside CHIME: 

    The CHIME Foundation is giving Foundation firms that had scheduled focus groups at the spring forum a virtual option. For those firms that want to proceed, the CHIME Foundation team will send invitations to members who previously had been assigned to specific focus group. If any openings remain, the team will open the spots up to the CHIME membership at large.  

    The virtual focus group sessions will be scheduled for 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. ET on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Honorariums will be awarded as before, with participation tracked and one honorarium check distributed at the end of the implementation period. 

    Regularly scheduled online focus groups will continue to take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. 

    Just as CHIME has encouraged membership to participate in focus groups, the CHIME Foundation is encouraging Foundation partners that had planned on spring face-to-face focus sessions to take advantage of this resource. It is important thing that we continue to learn from each other, openly share needs and thoughts, and together drive health and care forward for our communities.  

    If you have questions or concerns, please contact your Business Director or email the CHIME Foundation team at [email protected]. 

    Posted 3.18.2020

  • An open letter to our Foundation Firms

    3.18.20
    By Barb Sivek, Chief Operating Officer, CHIME Foundation  

    An open letter to our Foundation Firms, 

    First, I want to thank you for your partnership as we work through the uncertainty of these unprecedented times. Over and over, as I’ve had interactions with our members, I have been continually amazed by the resounding support and understanding that we have received. Thank you for how graciously and patiently you have waited for us as we have been working diligently to determine alternative methods for benefit provision. We understand the importance and value that these benefits provide to your organization and we are committed to creatively serve your membership needs.   

    As you may be aware, we have implemented a timetable to deliver the 113 focus groups virtually that had been scheduled in Orlando. More information on that process is included in this newsletter. We are also working individually with each of the Spring CIO Forum’s 57 sponsors to present alternative options for events and venues that had to be cancelled. We want to ensure that your organization’s investment in CHIME is realized and yields a significant return. 

    As we navigate these unchartered waters, I want to again thank you for your commitment to the CHIME Foundation. We also deeply appreciate the support you have given your customers and CHIME partners, during these challenging times.   Your commitment to their healthcare organizations exemplifies the values of CHIME and the CHIME Foundation as we work together to provide tenacious collaboration and  leadership as we all deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.  

    Please know that we are doing everything we can to be responsive to your questions and we are working to deliver the type of service and value that your partnership demands in these challenging times for the healthcare industry and the world. 

    Barb Sivek 

     

     

    Posted 3.18.2020

  • Virtual Focus Groups Offered to Those Previously Scheduled for Week of HIMSS


    3.18.2019
    Arika Lycan, Director, Corporate Partner Services

    In light of the HIMSS Global conference being cancelled, CHIME’s activities for the week of HIMSS, including our in person focus groups, have been re-evaluated. CHIME Foundation would like to assist you in virtually hosting your focus group that was previously scheduled to take place in Orlando. We will utilize your already provided title and abstract to promote your virtual session. We understand that engagement with the CHIME membership is a critical part of your business and a valuable aspect of your CHIME Foundation membership.  It is because of this that we have set up the logistics to accommodate all focus groups as quickly as possible, between Tuesday March 24 and June 5 at 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. ET. 

    If you would like to take advantage of this virtual engagement option, please follow the steps below.  

    Scheduling 

    Please log in to the CHIME website and secure your preferred time slot here: https://chimecentral.org/virtual-spring-forum-focus-group/  

    • Please place TBD for the title field as we already have these. Please provide the facilitator’s name, title, organization and email in the abstract field TO help with scheduling. CHIME will utilize the already provided abstract information on file. We are asking that you do not change your session information, unless recent A policy change has impacted your content.  
    • Once a session is confirmed, we are unable to reschedule. Given this, it is extremely important to ensure your speakers are committed to the time and date you wish to select prior to submitting at the link above.  
    • All session slots available are in the Eastern Time Zone – 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. ET. 

    Attendee Assignment Process 

    • Please note, due to the current environment, attendance levels may be impacted.  However, the CHIME Board and CHIME team continue reach out to CHIME members encouraging participation and active engagement in the focus group sessions.  
    • The CHIME members originally assigned to your in-person session will be invited to the virtual session.  
    • If necessary, CHIME will invite additional CHIME members to your session. These will be randomly assigned, there will not be an opportunity to indicate additional preferences. We will allow up to 12 members to sign up, with a target minimum of 5 attendees.  

    Format 

    • Sessions will be 60 minutes in length, with a 30–minute preparation period before the session starts.  
    • Your slide deck is required 48 hours prior to your session. 
    • The virtual sessions will be hosted by CHIME on the Zoom platform.  
    • CHIME will record the session and share back the attendee list, registration list and recording for your team within 24 hours of your session. 
    Posted 3.18.2020

  • MEDITECH Offers Expanse Ambulatory Customers Its Scheduled Virtual Visits Functionality to Combat COVID-19

    MEDITECH offers Expanse Ambulatory and Patient Portal users complimentary deployment of our Scheduled Virtual Visits functionality for a six-month period.

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    In an effort to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, MEDITECH is pleased to offer all customers installed with the Expanse Ambulatory and Patient Portal solutions a complimentary deployment of its Scheduled Virtual Visits software capabilities, free of charge for a six-month period. This solution, deployed through our rapid response team, can assist customers in battling the spread of the virus during this extraordinarily challenging time, reducing unnecessary risk to others and identifying the patients in need of care.

    How Virtual Visits Help Limit Spread

    As healthcare organizations grapple with the new realities of the pandemic, many are turning to virtual visits as providers brace for an influx of patients with suspected cases. Virtual visits is one method to help reduce the volume of patients arriving unexpectedly in the ED or physician’s office where they risk infecting other patients and staff. Instead, providers can practice social distancing by screening and treating patients remotely and directing them to the safest and most appropriate testing location, including the increase in drive-up testing.

    The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to put a strain on healthcare and healthcare resources, and we must all do our part to assist in any way possible to manage this crisis. In partnership with customers, we want to offer guidance on how to use the MEDITECH EHR to address demands as quickly as possible, using remote technologies like virtual visits.

    Help Contain the Spread

    Virtual visits are one way to help to reduce the spread of the infection at hospitals, clinics, and medical offices by keeping at-risk patients out of crowded waiting rooms. To further promote social distancing, routine office visits that may not require in-person consultations can now be performed virtually. As the pandemic grows, virtual visits help practices respond more quickly to patients in need of immediate guidance, and prioritize those in the most critical condition. They also mitigate the potential exposure to nurses and other front-line staff, who are critical resources in the fight against this pandemic.

    In addition to the above, MEDITECH is working closely with all customers and customer-led forums in a variety of ways to ensure they can leverage the power and potential of the EHR to manage through this crisis. We will continue to take proactive measures to assist customers in their efforts around data capture, clinical decision support, the utilization of surveillance, status boards and clinical analytic tools.

    For more information on how MEDITECH’s EHR is providing guidance and decision support for COVID-19, please see our recent News announcements. We have provided guidance on all MEDITECH platforms and will continue to do so.

    Should you have strong examples and outcomes from your organizational efforts, please share them with us and we will be sure to promote them with our other customers.

    Posted 3.17.2020

  • Survey: Hospitals Overspending on Corporate Services, Could Reduce Costs Without Impacting Quality

    Washington – March 12, 2020 – Seventy-five percent of provider executives believe their corporate services spending could decrease – 36% suggesting reductions of 10% or more – without negatively impacting quality or efficiency, according to an analysis by Navigant, a Guidehouse company, of a survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

    Accordingly, more than half of the 114 hospital and health system executives surveyed say they’ll be held accountable for reducing corporate services budgets (29%) or, at a minimum, holding them flat (26%) over the next year. To do so, providers are targeting revenue cycle management (23%), the supply chain (20%), and information technology (19%) as priority areas for reducing corporate services expenses this year.

    “Revenue growth remains a constant challenge for hospitals and health systems due to such aspects as stagnant reimbursement and meager inpatient growth, prompting many providers to grow inorganically via M&A while targeting corporate services for meaningful cost reductions,” said Robert Green, partner at Guidehouse. “This economic reality requires providers explore creative opportunities to simplify and streamline a complex organizational structure while consolidating, automating, and outsourcing functions to drive more efficient and effective corporate and shared services delivery.”

    Survey results also suggest providers lag other industries in leveraging technology and automation of back-office corporate services functions through robotic process automation (RPA) and enterprise resource planning (ERP), shown to reduce costs and improve accuracy and efficiency. Specifically:
    • Just 15% of providers have automated their corporate services functions.
    • While one-in-three providers have deployed an ERP system, only 12% have optimized these systems. Moving forward, 51% of providers predict they’ll deploy or optimize an ERP over the next 2 years.

    “New technologies leveraging RPA, ERP, and machine learning have unlocked significant opportunities to drive back office efficiencies,” said Jeff Palmieri, associate director of robotics automation at Guidehouse. “As many providers have learned the hard way, overlaying technology as the ‘solution’ without first reengineering the processes and concurrently embedding a change management program has proven to be frustrating at best, and value-degrading at worst.”

    Benchmarking data is also essential for identifying improvement opportunities, but providers must look outside their organizations – and sometimes the industry – to reveal a true snapshot of performance and improvement potential, Green suggests.

    “To uncover potential efficiency and effectiveness opportunities, providers must look beyond their facility’s four walls and leverage benchmarking data that compares their corporate services performance against that of comparable peers,” said Green, who also leads Guidehouse’s Corporate Services Peer Network and Database, comprised of 55 health systems nationwide.

    Navigant was acquired by Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, in October 2019. Navigant will fully rebrand itself as Guidehouse in April 2020.

    Guidehouse’s Health segment is comprised of consultants, former provider administrators, clinicians, and other experts with decades of strategy, operational/clinical consulting, public health, managed services, revenue cycle management, and outsourcing experience. Professionals collaborate with hospitals and health systems, physician enterprises, payers, local and federal government, and life sciences entities, providing performance improvement and business process management solutions that help them meet quality and financial goals.

    About Guidehouse
    Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. We help clients address their toughest challenges with a focus on markets and clients facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation, and significant regulatory pressure. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and technology/analytics services, we help clients create scalable, innovative solutions that prepare them for future growth and success. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the company has more than 7,000 professionals in more than 50 locations. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit: www.guidehouse.com.

    Posted 3.13.2020

  • CynergisTek’s Seasoned Privacy Investigators Leverage Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Snooping Related to the Coronavirus

    User Behavior Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Firm’s Privacy Operations Center Identify Snooping Related to the Coronavirus


    Austin, TX, March 13, 2020 —CynergisTek, (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, has updated its Patient Privacy Monitoring Services (PPMS) to support the proactive identification of insider snooping related to cases of the coronavirus/COVID-19, which has taken over the headlines. Information related to cases such as who has been tested or who has been diagnosed is extremely valuable during these moments when there are a lot of unknowns and misinformation. This will lead to curiosity from the workforce around those seeking care for associated symptoms, ultimately compromising the patient’s privacy in a time of need.

    While CynergisTek’s specialized privacy and security experts have been using unique tools, techniques, and procedures to support the ongoing privacy of patients through the standard PPMS services, to better support existing PPMS clients, customized rules have been developed to specifically identify insiders’ behavior related to the coronavirus. This is the same methodology used to historically monitor activity around VIP patients (actors/actresses, government officials, athletes, and the like). Additionally, a new level of service has been developed to support organizations that may only have the resources to support activity related to the coronavirus/COVID-19 versus the more comprehensive services provided by the fully comprehensive PPMS suite of services. 

    “Our clients are on the frontline of the COVID-19 response,” said Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek. “As they scale, they are opening up access to medical records for staff and vendors that are working remotely, turning up temporary facilities, and deploying telemedicine solutions. Each of these initiatives comes with inherent security and privacy risks. We started scaling our Privacy Operations Center in November of last year and we are leveraging that additional capacity to handle inbound requests for privacy monitoring related to COVID-19.”

    The PPMS service, provided by a team in the Privacy Operations Center housed in CynergisTek’s Austin, Texas headquarters, has a unique approach that can effectively identify and manage client privacy incidents using near real-time data with a low rate of false positives. As part of the service, CynergisTek will proactively identify aberrant activity within the medical record, support the health system with related investigations, and provide training to reduce the overall number of patient privacy violations across the enterprise. Through these methods, CynergisTek can support an organization’s needs as it relates to protecting the privacy of patients impacted by the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 situation.

    To learn more about CynergisTek’s Patient Privacy Monitoring Services, visit https://cynergistek.com/privacy/patient-privacy-monitoring-services/.

    About CynergisTek, Inc.

    CynergisTek is a top-ranked cybersecurity firm dedicated to serving the information assurance needs of the healthcare industry. CynergisTek offers specialized services and solutions to help organizations achieve privacy, security, and compliance goals. Since 2004, the company has served as a partner to hundreds of healthcare organizations and is dedicated to supporting and educating the industry by contributing to relevant industry associations. The company has been recognized by KLAS as a top performing firm in healthcare cybersecurity and was awarded the 2019 Top Healthcare Cybersecurity Consultants in Black Book IT Advisory Outcomes Survey.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the business of CynergisTek that can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “may” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties relating to product/service development, long and uncertain sales cycles, the ability to obtain or maintain patent or other proprietary intellectual property protection, market acceptance, future capital requirements, competition from other providers, the ability of our vendors to continue supplying the company with equipment, parts, supplies and services at comparable terms and prices and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. CynergisTek is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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    CynergisTek, Inc.

    Bryan Flynn

    (949) 382-1419

    [email protected]

     

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    Danielle Johns

    (617) 332-9999 x241

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    Posted 3.13.2020

  • MedChi Urges the State of Maryland to Help Implement Telehealth Technology for Physicians to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

    MedChi CTO Partners with DrFirst to Provide Backline with Telehealth for its Physician Practices

    Annapolis, Md., March 11, 2020 – MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, is urging the State of Maryland to provide physician practices with telehealth technology to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

    MedChi has been a leader on coronavirus, educating and working with physicians in the state. “Our physician members have raised two major concerns about the pandemic,” said Gene Ransom, MedChi CEO. “They are concerned about the lack of adequate testing and about preventing health worker exposure to the virus.” The State announced today that two major lab companies will be able to test this week, which Ransom expects to help resolve physicians’ concerns about testing.  “But the risk of exposure for healthcare workers continues to be a major concern,” he adds.

    Noting the important role of social distancing to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, Congress, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and private insurance companies are supporting the expanded use of telehealth for patient care. Telehealth can allow a patient with coronavirus to receive treatment without risking healthcare worker exposure, and other patients in the office from contamination.

    As a result of the outbreak, the MedChi Care Transformation Organization (MedChi CTO) provided its physician practices with telehealth capability, through DrFirst’s Backline care collaboration tool. Backline allows physicians to conduct telehealth sessions, without requiring patients to download an app or complete a cumbersome registration process. Backline is a full care collaboration platform that allows physician practices to share information with other clinicians and patients through secure channels that comply with HIPAA requirements to protect patients’ health information.

    “MedChi endorses the use of telehealth and secure messaging to help Maryland physicians assess and treat patients through virtual visits to reduce exposure to the coronavirus. We chose the Backline product in our CTO for continuity of care and to reduce the risk of exposure,” said Ransom. “We urge the State of Maryland to help healthcare workers have access to this urgently needed service to all of the physician practices in the state.” Ransom notes that Backline also supports the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) and CTOs by allowing clinicians to provide 24/7 access for patients and their care teams for urgent and emergent care.

    MedChi and DrFirst currently collaborate in additional ways to help physician practices as they care for their patients. DrFirst’s iPrescribe is the first mobile e-prescribing app to allow Maryland clinicians to access the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data to help control the opioid crisis, through a partnership with MedChi and CRISP, the state’s Health Information Exchange that operates the PDMP. In addition, the State of Maryland recently awarded DrFirst a grant to equip paramedics in two counties with Backline EMS so they can have real-time access to patients’ medication histories and a secure way to text hospitals with patient information.

    “DrFirst is committed to keeping patients and healthcare providers safe,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst. “Telehealth and other strategic uses of technology can be some of the critical defenses against the COVID-19 epidemic. We stand ready to work with MedChi and physician practices to help protect Marylanders from exposure.”

    View a Backline telehealth demo here.

    About MedChi
    MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, is a non-profit membership association of Maryland physicians. It is the largest physician organization in Maryland. The mission of MedChi is to serve as Maryland’s foremost advocate and resource for physicians, their patients and the public health of Maryland. For more information, please visit www.medchi.org.

    About DrFirst
    Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes. We create unconventional solutions that solve care collaboration, medication management, price transparency and adherence challenges faced in healthcare. We unite the Healthiverse by providing our clients with real-time access to the information they need, exactly when and how they need it – so patients get the best care possible. DrFirst solutions are used by nearly 300,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 100,000 prescribers, and more than 1,400 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit DrFirst.com.

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    Sofia Kosmetatos
    Amendola Communications
    646-431-8423
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    Posted 3.12.2020

  • CHIME Foundation Offers Virtual Option for Spring Focus Groups

    3.18.20
    By Shafiq Rab MD, MPH, CHCIO, Chair, CHIME Foundation Board; SVP & CIO, Rush University Medical Center

    With today’s technology, we have the ability to connect and collaborate across the world. We also have the ability to adjust and adapt when unforeseen circumstances force a change of plans.

    The CHIME Foundation is doing just that. We were heartened to see so many CHIME members sign up to attend CHIME focus groups in Orlando, and we are determined to give members an opportunity to share their insights with Foundation firms – safely, with no travel or crowds. Here is how:

    The CHIME Foundation is giving Foundation firms that had scheduled focus groups at the spring forum a virtual option. For those firms that want to proceed, the CHIME Foundation team will send invitations to members who previously had been assigned to specific focus groups. If any openings remain, the team will open the spots up to the CHIME membership at large.

    The virtual focus group sessions will be scheduled for 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. ET on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Honorariums will be awarded as before, with participation tracked and one honorarium check distributed at the end of the implementation period.

    Regularly scheduled online focus groups will continue to take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET.

    We encourage CHIME members to participate. Members with questions or who want to attend a virtual focus group but had not been previously assigned can email [email protected].

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    Posted 3.12.2020

  • News of Note

    3.12.2020
    By Candace Stuart, Director, Communications & Public Relations

    CHIME, Health Informatics Society of Ireland and the Irish Computer Society launch chapter: CHIME, the Health Informatics Society of Ireland and the Irish Computer Society announced on Feb. 28 that they have formed an international chapter in Ireland. They celebrated the official launch of the chapter during a free educational event in Dublin that featured workshops and showcased the benefits of the partnership. Read more here.

    Webinar outlines call for proposal processes: Leadership from the Edge and track sessions are great opportunities for members to share insights and expertise with their peers. CHIME is holding a webinar to discuss the key differences of each program and their submission requirements. In addition, attendees will hear from the chair and vice chair of the Fall Forum Planning Committee and get answers to frequently asked questions. Registration is available here.

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    Posted 3.12.2020

  • CHIME’s Top Priority: Helping Members and Organizations Address Coronavirus and Flu Challenges

    3.12.2020
    By John Kravitz, CHCIO, Chair, CHIME Board; Corporate CIO, Geisinger Health System

    Although it is disappointing to not see everyone in Orlando at the spring forum, the health and wellbeing of our members and team are top priorities for CHIME. Yes, there will be some impact to the organization, such as rescheduling keynote speakers to a virtual event and/or for the fall forum, conducting focus groups virtually and potentially postposing some programs into early summer. This, by far, is the least of our concerns. 

    Our top priority is assisting you and your organizations as we address the Coronavirus outbreak and flu season. As medical leaders across the world continue to monitor and respond to the Coronavirus, we at CHIME are confident we can provide the appropriate support, networking and continued education to help you address this and future challenges. 

    Experienced digital executives know that challenges equate to chances to innovate and improve. This current situation is no different. Our members are finding new ways to use technology to treat and protect their patients, providers and communities during the outbreak. For some, that may mean putting fresh eyes on existing resources, discovering possibilities that weren’t previously apparent. Others are exploring new technologies in healthcare or adapting solutions in other sectors that fill a need, such as telemedicine. 

    Some of our members are on the front lines of this challenge, including our Italy and Germany chapters and emerging hotbeds in the states of Washington and New York. 

    No one is better positioned than you, our members, to take on these challenges. Like our members, CHIME approaches this as an opportunity to innovate, explore and improve. The CHIME team is currently re-evaluating educational and professional development programs to ensure members have best-in-class resources, networking and support, whether in person or virtually.

    In the meantime, CHIME is encouraging members to share their strategies for dealing with potential outbreak scenarios. Do you have a virtual care solution for serving patients in remote locations? An AI algorithm to identify symptoms or monitor high-risk patients? Drones or robots on standby to reduce potential exposure to humans? Email CHIME at [email protected] with details.    

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    Posted 3.12.2020
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