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CHIME, HL7 Working Together to Address Challenges to Achieving Interoperability
As part of a partnership to advance interoperability in healthcare, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Health Level Seven International (HL7) are continuing to work together to promote a standardized approach for exchanging healthcare information.
Learn moreCHIME Announces New Board Members
CHIME is pleased to announce the election of members Myra Davis, Liz Johnson and Albert Oriol to its Board of Trustees.
Learn moreCHIME Honors Liz Johnson with Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership
CHIME has named Liz Johnson RN-BC, BSN, MS, FCHIME, CHCIO as the recipient of the organization’s second annual Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership. Johnson is Chief Clinical Informaticist and Vice President of Applied Clinical Informatics at Tenet Healthcare in Dallas, Texas.
Learn moreChadron Community Hospital Achieving Big Benefits from EHRs
Implementing an electronic health records system took significant planning and staff involvement at Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services, but the organization now is achieving a range of benefits from digital records.
Learn moreCHIME Praises Introduction of the Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act
Statement from Russell P. Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO, President and CEO
Learn moreIndustry Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Amend 2015 EHR Reporting Period
In a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, CHIME, AMDIS and 15 other healthcare organizations issued an immediate call to action to adjust the 2015 EHR reporting period to help hundreds of thousands of providers meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements in an effective and safe manner.
Learn moreCHIME Statement on Finalization of Meaningful Use ‘Modifications’ Rule
This afternoon the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) finalized a regulation granting providers additional flexibility in meeting Meaningful Use (MU) requirements in 2014. However, the final rule lacked a key provision that would ensure continued EHR adoption and MU participation.
Learn moreCHIME Launches New Organization to Serve Professional Needs of Chief Security Officers in Healthcare
CHIME announced today the launch of a new organization to serve the education and professional development needs of healthcare executives in senior information security roles.
Learn moreRush Program Helps Military Vets Gain Health IT Skills
A Rush University Medical Center initiative provides six-month internships for veterans and their family members, offering training and work experience in healthcare information technology.
Learn moreHealthcare IT Leaders See Interoperability as Key to Solving Patient Safety Challenges
CHIME, AMDIS identify EHR certification as primary means to ensure patient safety through the use of health IT
Learn moreCHIME, iHT2 to Collaborate on Cyber Security Regional Forum Education Series
CHIME and iHT2 announces a new collaboration to host a series of regional one-day educational programs. The 2014 program series, entitled Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Forums, will focus on cyber security and privacy issues targeting healthcare CIOs, IT executives, and other senior information security executives.
Learn moreCHIME Supports New Pathways for Meaningful Use in 2014
Nation’s CIOs ask for swift finalization of proposed rule with ‘common sense’ amendments
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