Inside CHIME: News of Note

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12.21.17
By Candace Stuart, Director of Communications & Public Relations, CHIME

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

Join by Dec. 31 to get free membership in AEHIS, AEHIT and AEHIA: CHIME members interested in staying up to date on the latest developments in healthcare security, technology, and/or applications are welcome to join CHIME’s three affiliate associations at no cost throughout 2018. Qualified direct reports also can become members for free if they join AEHIS, AEHIT and AEHIA before Dec. 31. Each group provides best-in-class education and networking opportunities, allowing health IT teams to hone their skills and develop leadership skills that will help their organizations. Member referral information is available here.

What CFCHE means for recipients and for CIOs: The acronym “CFCHE” became part of CHIME’s lexicon in 2017 but what is it and why does it matter? Marc Probst, who helped launch the certification program as the CHIME Foundation Board chair, explains how it benefits Foundation firm representatives and CIOs both. Read the article here.  

Innovator, HIT expert to speak at CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum: Nicholas Webb, an innovator with more than 45 patents and author of The Innovation Playbook, The Digital Innovation Playbook and the best-seller What Customers Crave, will kick off the 2018 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum in Las Vegas on March 5 as the opening keynote speaker. Robert Wachter, M.D., an international expert on the impact of Health IT and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age, will follow with a perspective on healthcare’s digital journey and what it will take to be successful. Learn more about the forum here.

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