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Indiana HIE’s Chuck Christian Wins CHIME Policy Leadership Award
Released October 6, 2017
Charles (Chuck) Christian, a longtime advocate for applying health IT to improve patient care, has been named the winner of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) 2017 Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership. The honor was announced this week to coincide with National Health IT Week.
Healthcare IT Leaders to Highlight Cybersecurity Policy Challenges During Event on Capitol Hill
Released October 4, 2017
Healthcare CIOs and CISOs will discuss the action items recommended by the Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force delivered to Congress on June 2, 2017. The Congressionally mandated report included directives to healthcare delivery organizations, medical device manufacturers, professional organizations and policymakers alike.
Women of CHIME Initiative Addresses Gender Disparities in Healthcare IT
Released October 3, 2017
CHIME is taking aim at those disparities with Women of CHIME, a group of CHIME women leaders who share networking and leadership skills with other women CIOs and senior healthcare IT executives. Women of CHIME will hold a series of events at the CHIME17 Fall CIO Forum to help women members advance and thrive in their careers. CHIME17 will run from Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in San Antonio, Texas.
CHIME17 Forum Focuses on Healthcare IT Challenges, Future Directions
Released September 28, 2017
New to this year’s forum is Leadership from the Edge, three TED-like sessions that focus on health IT in the future and how CIO leadership can prepare for it. Leadership from the Edge will be live streamed, as will be the keynote speakers.
CHIME to Offer Educational Track at Georgia HIMSS
Released September 8, 2017
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) will present a four-session track on digital leadership and the changing role of the CIO on Oct. 17 at the Georgia Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference. This will mark the first time that CHIME has paired with the Georgia Chapter of HIMSS on the event, which is scheduled to be at the Cobb Galleria Conference Center in Atlanta.
CHIME and DirectTrust Announce Collaboration
Released August 30, 2017
CHIME and DirectTrust today announced they are collaborating to promote the universal deployment of the DirectTrust framework and health information exchange network as the common electronic interface for health information exchange across the U.S.
Industry Veteran Barb Sivek Named Vice President of CHIME Foundation
Released August 17, 2017
CHIME is pleased to announce that Barb Sivek will assume the position of vice president of the CHIME Foundation, effective immediately. She had served as the Foundation’s interim vice president since late April in addition to leading CHIME’s operations and business management group.
CHIME Supports Partners in Launch of NHS Digital Academy
Released August 3, 2017
CHIME congratulates Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Medical School for being selected for the NHS Digital Academy.
CHIME Praises CMS Decision to Remove 2015 CEHRT Mandates in 2018
Released August 3, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made several changes to a final rule on Wednesday that improve the chances that hospitals will successfully fulfill their Meaningful Use and electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) reporting requirements. CHIME is pleased that CMS listened to our members on these issues.
CHIME & AEHIS Leadership Support Medical Device Cybersecurity Act
Released August 1, 2017
On July 27, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Medical Device Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (S.1656). The legislation would make the cybersecurity capabilities of medical devices more transparent to providers, clarifies expectations concerning security enhancements and maintenance of medical devices and establishes a cybersecurity emergency response team.
CHIME Statement on HIMSS CEO Appointment
Released July 26, 2017
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) today announced that Harold “Hal” Wolf III was appointed president and CEO. He will replace H. Stephen Lieber, who is retiring.
CHIME to Administer HealthCare’s Most Wired Hospital Survey
Released July 24, 2017
CHIME and the American Hospital Association (AHA) are pleased to announce that the annual “HealthCare’s Most Wired” hospitals study now will be conducted through CHIME. CHIME, which has been an active supporter of Most Wired since its inception, will assume all aspects of the popular survey and benchmarking program.