Inside CHIME: News of Note

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By Candace Stuart, Director of Communications & Public Relations, CHIME

Here is a roundup from CHIME of recent news and upcoming events.

Barb Sivek takes the helm at CHIME Foundation: Barb Sivek assumed the position of vice president of the CHIME Foundation on Aug. 17. She had served as the Foundation’s interim vice president since late April in addition to leading CHIME’s operations and business management group. More information is available here.

CHIME’s Mari Savickis to give policy update in Arizona: Mari Savickis, CHIME’s vice president of federal affairs, will join the HIMSS Arizona chapter on Sept. 14 to offer a policy update from Washington on CMS reporting programs, regulatory reform efforts, the status of the 21st Century Cures Health IT provision, activity on the Hill, and where things are heading for 2018. More event information and the registration link is available here.

CHIME accepting applications for two awards: CHIME has opened up the application process for the CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award and the Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership. Both honors recognize the outstanding leadership of CHIME members and their contributions to healthcare IT. To learn more about CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award and get an application form, go here. More information and submission instructions for the public policy award are available here.

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