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Healthcare Cybersecurity Pioneer Mac McMillan Wins CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award
PHOENIX, AZ, Nov. 5, 2019 – After a career that spanned more than two decades in defense, Mac McMillan decided to transfer his knowledge and skills as a security leader to the healthcare sector. What he discovered when he co-founded CynergisTek in 2004 was an industry that was woefully unprepared for the cyberthreats that were… read more
Learn moreFirst Health Advisory Solutions Receives CHIME Foundation Partner of the Year Award
PHOENIX, AZ, NOV. 5, 2019 – When the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ (CHIME) affiliated security association needed experts to help develop a new credential, key members on the leadership team at First Health Advisory Solutions stepped up to the plate. And when CHIME members advocated for security-related policies, First was there offering support… read more
Learn moreCIOs Aviv Gladman and Amanda Hammel Share CHIME-AHA Transformational Leadership Award
PHOENIX, AZ, Nov. 4, 2019 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) today named two healthcare IT executives the winners of the 2019 CHIME-AHA Transformational Leadership Award. Aviv Gladman, MD, CIO and CMIO at Mackenzie Health in Ontario, Canada, and Amanda Hammel, senior vice president and CIO at Memorial Hermann Health System in… read more
Learn moreCHIME Names Liz Johnson 2019 CHIME Outstanding Service Award Winner
PHOENIX, AZ, Nov. 4, 2019 – When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a 1,000-page-plus proposed rule in 2019, there was one healthcare IT leader who gleefully rubbed her hands before diving into the murky prose. Her goal: to help her colleagues assess the policy’s impact and provide a clear and insightful response to… read more
Learn moreNavicent Health’s Omer Awan Wins Innovator of the Year Award
ANN ARBOR, MI, Nov. 4, 2019 – Healthcare is notoriously siloed, which poses a costly barrier to coordinated care. Omer Awan, senior vice president and chief information and digital officer at Navicent Health, and his team successfully used health IT to tear down barriers across the system, improving quality and the patient experience while saving… read more
Learn moreCHIME Announces Officers, New Members for Board of Trustees
ANN ARBOR, MI, Oct. 11, 2019 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to share new officer and membership announcements for the CHIME Board of Trustees. The Board has selected officers for the 2021 Board, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Tanya Townsend, senior vice president and CIO at LCMC Health, as… read more
Learn moreOctober is Cybersecurity Month – Free Resources and Tools
Below are several free activities and tools available for you for the month of October which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Webinar: Cybersecurity Information Sharing in Healthcare: Deciphering A Widely Misunderstood Policy Landscape. Join us on Oct. 23 from 2-3:30 p.m. ET for a webinar that tackles common misunderstandings and perceptions separating fact from fiction around information sharing…. read more
Learn moreCHIME Awards 2019 Federal Public Policy CIO Leadership Title to Theresa Meadows
ANN ARBOR, MI, Sept. 26, 2019 – Theresa Meadows, senior vice president and CIO at Cook Children’s Health Care System and co-chair of an influential federal cybersecurity task force, was named winner of the 2019 Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced today. The award is given… read more
Learn moreStatement from CHIME CEO in Response to Introduction of National Patient Identifier Repeal Act
ANN ARBOR, MI, Sept. 25, 2019 – Below is a statement from College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) President and CEO Russ Branzell in response to the introduction of the National Patient Identifier Repeal Act of 2019 by Sen. Rand Paul. “The patient identification conversation is one about saving lives and unlocking the potential… read more
Learn moreHL7 FHIR Survey
We are requesting your input to help shape our public policy efforts in Washington, D.C. Hospitals and clinicians are required to make available patient data via application programming interfaces (APIs). According to a proposed rule published in March, HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) will be the required API. Specifically, the Office of the National Coordinator… read more
Learn moreCHIME Statement on Hill Oversight of ONC Interoperability Rule
The 21st Century Cures Act absolutely will help spur better interoperability across healthcare and the administration is taking seriously their task to further this with the proposed interoperability rules released earlier this year. The Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) rule makes several improvements to the way certified products work, requirements for electronic health record (EHR)… read more
Learn more16,138 Health Organizations Represented in CHIME’s 2019 Most Wired Survey
ANN ARBOR, MI, Sept. 17, 2019 – Participants in the 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired survey are continuing to use their health IT resources to improve health and care in their communities, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Many organizations have shown progress as they adapt to an ever-changing healthcare industry, with… read more
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