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News of Note
Released July 11, 2019
7.11.19 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Less than a week to get the early bird discount for CHIME19: The early bird rate to attend the 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum expires after July 17. CHIME19 will be Nov. 3-6 in Phoenix. Check out the agenda, speakers, hotel and more here. To register,… read more
News of Note
Released June 27, 2019
6.27.2019 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Get a peek into the latest CMIO Leadership Academy: CHIME concluded the CMIO Leadership Academy in Ojai, Calif., on June 18. Visit the photo gallery for highlights from the event and photos of the alumni. Spoiler alert: There is a ukulele. Find it all here. Scholarship… read more
A Word from CHIME’s Planning Committee Chair on 2019 Fall CIO Forum Speakers
Released June 27, 2019
6.27.2019 Steve Stanic, CHIME Planning Committee Chair, VP/CIO at Mississippi Baptist Health System Healthcare, technology and leadership. Those three words sum up what drives us as members of CHIME. We always strive to make healthcare better, to use the best technologies of the day to improve care and to be the most effective leaders we… read more
CHIME Board Nominations Open June 19
Released June 18, 2019
6.18.2019 Cletis Earle, CHCIO, Chair, Foundation Board; SVP & CIO, Information Technology Kaledia Health The CHIME Foundation will begin accepting nominations, starting June 19, for one representative from a Foundation firm to serve on the Board beginning Jan. 1, 2020. I encourage anyone with a vision for how CHIME members and our partners in industry can work together to… read more
Why Foundation Partners Need to Defend Highly Targeted Healthcare Providers from Third-Party Risk
Released June 18, 2019
6.18.2019 By Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet Healthcare data is highly valuable, as just one medical record can be worth up to $250 on the black market (compared to $5.40 for the next highest valued record). As a result, the healthcare industry continues to be the most targeted industry by hackers, with an increasing number of reported breaches… read more
Now Accepting Nominations for CHIME Foundation Awards
Released June 18, 2019
6.18.2019 By Christopher Hargrett, Membership Associate, Foundation CHIME is now accepting nominations for the CHIME Collaboration Award, CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award, and the CHIME Foundation Partner Award. Each award is designed to recognize CHIME Foundation partners for their contributions to the healthcare IT industry. Recipients for the various Foundation awards will be recognized during the 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum in Phoenix in November. The CHIME… read more
CPES Promises Outstanding Faculty with Exciting and Valuable Program
Released June 18, 2019
6.18.2019 By Arika Lycan, Director, Corporate Partner Services Planning began in December and January for this year’s CHIME Partner Education Summit (CPES), taking place Sept. 4-6 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare hotel in Chicago. As the CPES Planning Committee convened earlier in the year to envision the educational program, ideas, topics and names flew. Planning Committee members, most of whom have attended CPES in years past,… read more
House Makes Historic Progress on Unique Patient ID Efforts
Released June 13, 2019
6.13.2019 Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs Great news! Yesterday evening the House passed an amendment that would remove a prohibition on funding for a national patient identification strategy. Our members have seen that 20-year prohibition as a barrier to interoperability and a risk to patient safety. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach this… read more
CHIME Conducts First CHCIO Exam Completely in German
Released June 13, 2019
6.13.2018 By Ashley Jester – Director, Professional Development On May 16, eight German students sat for CHIME’s very first fully German translated certification exam following an intense two-day training. This was the first introduction of the CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) Program in Germany at the Hospital Management and Digital Transformation Congressional event and in… read more
How to Stay Informed and Involved in Policy Matters
Released June 13, 2019
6.13.2018 By Liz Johnson, MS, FAAN, FCHIME, FHIMSS, CHCIO, RN-BC; vice chair, CHIME Policy Steering Committee; retired chief innovation officer, Tenet Healthcare Every CIO has received The Email at one time or another: “I just read about (fill in name of the act, rule, policy change here) in (publication name here). What does this mean… read more
Now is Opportune Time for Health IT Executives to Weigh in on 5G
Released June 13, 2019
6.13.2019 By Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Now is the time for digital health leaders like CHIME’s membership to take a serious interest in 5G, says Ken Bradberry, senior vice president and CTO at The HCI Group. Not the gee-whiz 5G that is being hyped but rather a 5G that needs careful… read more
3 Health IT Leaders in Congress to Address CHIME’s Advocacy Summit
Released May 30, 2019
5.30.2019 By Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs In recent years, congressional interest in health IT issues has skyrocketed. From what was the Meaningful Use Program (now the Promoting Interoperability Program) to patient identification, cybersecurity to telemedicine, there is something for just about everyone in Congress. (We have all of you to thank for this new phenomenon;… read more