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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
Learn moreA Word from CHIME’s Planning Committee Chair on 2019 Fall CIO Forum Speakers
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
Learn moreHouse Makes Historic Progress on Unique Patient ID Efforts
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
Learn moreCHIME Conducts First CHCIO Exam Completely in German
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
Learn moreHow to Stay Informed and Involved in Policy Matters
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
Learn moreNow is Opportune Time for Health IT Executives to Weigh in on 5G
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
Learn more3 Health IT Leaders in Congress to Address CHIME’s Advocacy Summit
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
Learn moreCHIME Opioid Task Force Publishes Playbook for Health IT Executives
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
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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
Learn moreHow 2 Health Systems Rose to Most Wired’s Top Tier in 2018
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
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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
Learn moreSteps Hospitals Can Take to Avoid Another WannaCry-style Cyberattack
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
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