Inside CHIME: It’s Time to Share the Wealth

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marc probst headshot 70x70 1.7.16 by Marc Probst, CHIME Board of Trustees Chair;
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Intermountain Healthcare

Instead of reinventing the wheel to navigate today’s health IT landscape, let’s tap into the collective knowledge that exists within CHIME.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is ready for what will certainly be a busy 2016. I am excited to serve as chairman of your board of trustees this year.

As health IT leaders, we face a multitude of challenges — meeting Meaningful Use criteria, utilizing IT systems to advance value-based care, protecting patient records from cyberattacks, engaging patients in their care and much more. All too often though, we seem to waste a lot of valuable time and resources trying to reinvent the wheel as we take on these issues.

The reality is, there’s a wealth of information available to us through CHIME and our professional connections. One of my priorities this year is to focus on improving CIO-to-CIO interaction and knowledge-sharing. Whether it is through digital means, conferences or informal gatherings, we need to find new ways of spreading ideas and creating strong support structures for our profession.

CHIME is well positioned to leverage the knowledge and experiences of our members — both domestic and international — to share best practices and insights on new innovations. In February, CHIME will unveil KnowledgeHub, a new online tool that will serve as a one-stop-shop to access case studies and solutions for navigating today’s complicated health IT landscape. We’ll continue to look for other ways to share the wealth of talent that exists within the membership. We are stronger when we work together.

It’s also important that we find more opportunities for members to get involved in CHIME. Serving the organization and the industry are the basis for growth and development. As part of that, we’ll seek out your feedback to help mold CHIME to the needs of our membership.

One area where member involvement continues to be invaluable is public policy. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the D.C. staff and many members, CHIME has become a valuable resource for policymakers. That activity won’t slowdown in 2016; we will continue our solutions-oriented approach and advocate for smart health IT policy, but we’ll need your support and involvement.

I look forward to an exciting year!

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