CHIME Joins Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit as Collaborative Member

ANN ARBOR, MI, May 4, 2018 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has joined the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT (LTPAC HIT) Summit scheduled for June 24-26 in Washington, D.C., as a collaborative member. The summit is being organized by the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies.

The theme for this year’s summit is “Technology Connecting the Healthcare Ecosystem.” The event is expected to draw executives and information technology leaders from the LTPAC sector, acute care providers, payers and technology companies serving older adults and individuals with chronic conditions. CHIME board member Rusty Yeager, senior vice president and CIO at Encompass Health, will participate as a panelist at the summit. Encompass Health is one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, with 128 hospitals and 268 home health and hospice locations in 36 states and Puerto Rico.

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to share and learn from healthcare leaders who, like my colleagues in CHIME, recognize the important role healthcare IT plays in the continuum of care,” Yeager said. “Having executives from long-term, post-acute care and hospital settings, all at one summit, shows a commitment to serve patients throughout their healthcare journey.”

LeadingAge is an association for nonprofit providers of aging services. Its more than 6,000 members and partners include nonprofits, 38 state associations, hundreds of businesses, consumer groups, foundations and research centers. The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies is dedicated to expediting the development, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies to improve the aging experience.

The LTPAC HIT Summit is being held June 24-26 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. CHIME members are eligible for a $100 discount off the registration fee. For more information about the summit and to register, go here. Members also can contact CHIME’s public policy team at [email protected] for more details.

About CHIME

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs), chief medical information officers (CMIOs), chief nursing information officers (CNIOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 2,600 members in 51 countries and over 150 healthcare IT business partners and professional services firms, CHIME provides a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate; exchange best practices; address professional development needs; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.

Candace Stuart
Director of Communications and Public Relations, CHIME
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