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CHIME Board Chair Calls for Coordinated Cybersecurity Strategy
Released May 25, 2016
Coordination, not organizational reporting structure, should be the focus of federal efforts to defend against cyber criminals, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Board Chair Marc Probst told a congressional panel today.
CHIME Calls for Improved Information Sharing to Bolster Cybersecurity
Released May 12, 2016
Statement by CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO, on the Ponemon Institute’s Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data.
CHIME Initiatives Advance Patient Safety
Released May 4, 2016
Statement by CHIME Board Chair Marc Probst and CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO, on Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of medical errors
More Than 340 Innovators Set Sights on Creating Patient Identification System
Released April 28, 2016
A global crowd-sourcing competition aimed at finding a solution for accurate patient identification has drawn interest from more than 345 innovators across 39 countries, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and HeroX reported today.
Bipartisan Health IT Bill Would Bolster Efforts to Achieve Meaningful Use
Released April 20, 2016
Statement by CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO on introduction of the Flexibility in EHR Reporting Act of 2016
Adrienne Edens to Join CHIME as Vice President of Education Services
Released April 11, 2016
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced that Adrienne Edens, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO, will be joining the organization as vice president of education services. Most recently, Edens was chief information officer for Sutter Health Valley Area. She will start at CHIME on June 1.
New COACH/CHIME Partnership Opens Doors for Canada’s Executive Health Informatics Leaders!
Released March 30, 2016
CHIME and COACH announce a new partnership fostering greater opportunities for senior health informatics leaders in Canada and the United States. This new collaboration focuses on professional development, best practices, networking events and thought leadership exchange opportunities for the CHIEF: Canada’s Health Informatics Executive Forum.
CHIME Board Members Named to Federal Cybersecurity Task Force
Released March 16, 2016
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives board members David Finn and Theresa Meadows, R.N., today were appointed to serve on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force. The 21-person task force is mandated by the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.
Healthcare Coalition Calls for Shortened Meaningful Use Reporting Period
Released March 15, 2016
Statement by CHIME Board Chair Marc Probst and CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO
CHIME Signs HHS Pledge to Improve Information Sharing
Released February 29, 2016
CHIME pledged to work with the federal government and other industry stakeholders to implement three core principles aimed at improving health information exchange. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell formally announced the commitments made by CHIME and other industry stakeholders during her opening keynote speech at the Health Information Management Systems Society annual conference in Las Vegas.
CHIME, OpenNotes Partner to Spur Patient Engagement, Support Advances in Precision Medicine
Released February 25, 2016
CHIME and OpenNotes today unveiled a unique partnership to accelerate information sharing between patients and providers. The collaboration, which will help empower patients to become advocates in their care, was announced as part the Obama administration’s Precision Medicine Initiative Summit.
Leading Healthcare IT Association Announces $1 Million Initiative to Protect Patients from Life-Threatening Medical Errors
Released January 19, 2016
Imagine a scenario in which a patient goes to a doctor’s office or a hospital and is misidentified or matched to the wrong medical record. Imagine a doctor making critical decisions based on someone else’s medical history. Imagine if that patient is a loved one.