Foundation Insight: Introducing Insight
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7.18.17 By Barb Sivek, VP of Business Services, CHIME & Interim VP, CHIME Foundation |
Dear Readers,
I am thrilled to send greetings through a new publication designed specifically for you. We created a monthly newsletter, Insight, to provide you with relevant and timely information. It will include feature stories, important dates to remember and links to valuable resources. We hope you will find it to be a convenient way to stay updated on Foundation activities.
The CHIME Foundation has undergone an exciting period of growth and change this year. We have grown to a near maximum capacity of 156 firms and welcomed 12 new members: Arcadia, Boston Scientific, Burwood Group, Culbert Healthcare Solutions, Evariant, FireEye, HCTec, Healthlink Advisors, Informatica, LumiraDX, Mimecast and Redox.
Additionally, the CHIME Foundation gained two new staff members, Rose Lucas and Arika Lycan, Foundation specialists who are on board to support you in realizing maximum value from your partnership with CHIME. Jessica Hadley remains on the team as the executive director of the Education Foundation at CHIME. She will work with you to develop and support sponsorship opportunities both in the U.S. and internationally and provide scholarships to our CHIME members.
During my transition to Foundation leadership over the past few months, I have been enormously impressed by the level of member engagement that I have observed through the work of the CHIME Partner Education Summit (CPES) 2017 and Fall Forum Planning Committees, the CHIME Foundation Certified Healthcare Executive (CFCHE) Development Team as well as the work of Foundation firm representatives on both the Education and CHIME Foundation boards. Through your collective efforts we are impacting scholarship programs, industry certification and planning two fabulous events in the fall.
You can read more about these programs in this and upcoming issues of Insight. There are many ways to get involved and we want you to know how much we appreciate your input, energy and volunteer spirit in helping us make the programs we deliver of value to you and our CHIME members.
Looking ahead, we are excited to help you fully leverage the benefits you receive as a CHIME Foundation member. As you make your plans for CPES 17, which will be Sept. 13-15 in Chicago and will include the inaugural CFCHE examination, and the CHIME 17 Fall Forum Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in San Antonio, we are here to help you plan your activities and achieve your goals for these banner industry events.
It is a privilege and honor to partner with you in these endeavors. I look forward to meeting many of you in the months ahead.
All the best,
Barb Sivek