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CHIME Opioid Task Force Publishes Playbook for Health IT Executives
Released May 30, 2019
5.30.2019 By Ed Kopetsky – CIO, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Patricia Lavely – Sr. Vice President and CIO Gwinnett Health System Dave Lehr – CIO, Anne Arundel Medical Center The CHIME Opioid Task Force met a milestone recently with the publication of a playbook to help senior healthcare IT executives, providers and others combat the… read more
News of Note
Released May 29, 2019
5.30.2019 By Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Members encouraged to complete diversity and inclusion survey: CHIME’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is conducting a short benchmarking survey to assess and better understand the state of diversity and inclusion in the healthcare IT space. All responses will be anonymous. Members can access the survey… read more
The New CHIME Career Center Leverages Resources to Assist in Hiring Talent
Released May 21, 2019
5.21.2018 By Ashley Jester – Specialist, Membership & Professional Development We are pleased to announce the new CHIME Career Center webpage that hosts a variety of resources for hospitals and healthcare systems to find talented CIO candidates. The Career Center is accessible to CHIME Foundation partners and should be of interest to those who specialize in staffing, recruiting and hiring. In one convenient… read more
Hard Facts about Soft Skills
Released May 21, 2019
5.21.2019 Melissa Prusher – VP of global marketing for Avaap With intimate knowledge of the inner workings of technology consulting teams, there’s no arguing that hard skills are required for the job. From intensive bootcamps and hands-on application training to securing a range of competency certifications, there’s a lot of pressure on healthcare IT consultants to acquire hard skills for career advancement. Technical ability… read more
CHIME Focus Group Committee Initiated, Off to a Great Start
Released May 21, 2019
5.21.2019 Chris Hargrett, Associate, CHIME Foundation The CHIME Focus Group Committee held its first meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at 10 a.m. via teleconferencing. This committee has been in development for several years and has now come to fruition after some careful planning. Designed to enhance the experience of in-person and online focus groups, the committee to will review and address both Foundation and… read more
Foundation Members Can Bundle Advocacy Summit and CPES for Savings
Released May 21, 2019
5.21.2019 Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs Mari Savickis – VP, Federal Affairs To be effective leaders, CHIME and CHIME Foundation members need to be well educated on many fronts. Last year we added the CHIME Advocacy Summit to our educational and networking programs to help members better understand health IT-related federal policies that impact hospitals, health systems and patients. We also introduced… read more
How 2 Health Systems Rose to Most Wired’s Top Tier in 2018
Released May 16, 2019
5.16.2019 By Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations CHIME opened the 2019 HealthCare’s Most Wired survey in April, giving all hospitals and health systems the opportunity to participate. Last year’s top 10 recipients showed that any type of healthcare organization – large or small, academic or non-teaching, in an urban or less populated… read more
News of Note
Released May 16, 2019
5.16.2019 By Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations CHIME, Sheba Medical Center in Israel sign letter of intent: CHIME and Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer have signed a letter of intent to create a unique “healthcare innovation lab” within Sheba’s new ARC Innovation Center. The Sheba-CHIME Innovation Lab will provide executive-level healthcare… read more
Steps Hospitals Can Take to Avoid Another WannaCry-style Cyberattack
Released May 16, 2019
5.16.2019 By Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs We are nearing the second anniversary of WannaCry, a cyberattack that spread to more than 150 countries, infected 600,000 computers and cost victims up to $4 billion. Healthcare was not spared, with ransomware demands and medical device hacks that crippled health systems and put patients at potential harm. Yet… read more
Advice from a CHCIO: Look for Certification in Foundation Members, Too
Released May 16, 2019
5.16.2019 By Spencer Hamons, CHCIO, CFCHE, FACHE You are in a meeting, cautiously optimistic that the upcoming presentation will alleviate some of the challenges you and your health system face. The sales representative steps to the white board, eager to share his company’s solution. He writes P-A-X. You cross him off your list before he… read more
Save 20% by Registering for Advocacy Summit Plus a Fall Event
Released May 2, 2019
5.02.2019 Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs Mari Savickis – VP, Federal Affairs To be effective leaders, our members need to be well educated on many fronts. Last year we added the CHIME Advocacy Summit to our educational and networking programs to help members better understand health IT-related federal policies that impact hospitals, health systems and patients. We… read more
News of Note
Released May 2, 2019
5.06.2019 By Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations CHIME opens Most Wired ambulatory survey: For the first time ever, ambulatory organizations can participate in the HealthCare’s Most Wired survey and recognition program. CHIME has opened a survey with questions specific to ambulatory settings and will keep the survey open for two months. To… read more