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Statement on the Future of the Meaningful Use Program
Released January 12, 2016
During a speech at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt suggested that significant changes are instore for the Meaningful Use program. In response to this news, CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell issued the following statement.
2016 Omnibus spending package signed into law by President Obama
Released December 18, 2015
CHIME Board of Trustees Chair Charles E. Christian, CHCIO, LCHIME, FCHIME, statement on the 2016 Omnibus spending package, signed into law by President Obama.
CHIME Calls for ‘Laser-like Focus’ on Interoperability and an Appropriate Timeline to Implement Stage 2
Released December 14, 2015
CHIME urges the federal government to give healthcare providers more time to adjust to recent changes to the Meaningful Use program before mandating new and burdensome Stage 3 requirements. Extending the timeframe for Stage 3 no sooner than 2019 would allow all stakeholders — policymakers, providers and vendors — to fully implement modifications made in October to Stage 2, and to focus energies on the critical issue of interoperability.
Craig Richardville Named CHIME – HIMSS 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year
Released December 9, 2015
Recognizing that healthcare providers need to transition from sick care to well care, Carolinas HealthCare System has been aggressively pursuing a technology strategy that powers more effective patient engagement, virtual care delivery and interoperability amongst providers in the Carolinas.
To Support Value-Based Reimbursement, CHIME Calls for Streamlining the Meaningful Program
Released November 17, 2015
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advances alternative payment models for physicians, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) today urged policymakers to streamline the Meaningful Use program and reduce the reporting burden on providers by better aligning quality measures.
New Board Members Poised to Shape the Agenda for AEHIS, AEHIA and AEHIT Groups
Released November 6, 2015
The Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA), Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) and Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) — and their respective foundations — today announced newly elected members to their boards of trustees.
CHIME Applauds Senate Passage of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Released October 27, 2015
CHIME and AEHIS welcomed passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) by the Senate. Once enacted by the president, CISA will represent a significant advancement in cybersecurity and better enable the nation’s chief information officers (CIO) and chief Information security officers (CISO) to better protect patient health information.
CIOs from Children’s National Health System and Ochsner Health System Recognized for Transformational Leadership
Released October 16, 2015
From improving quality of care and patient safety to enhancing patient engagement, health information technology can transform care delivery. Initiatives under way at Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C., and Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, are prime examples of how health systems are using IT to drive positive change in healthcare.
CHIME Recognizes Pursuit Healthcare Advisors’ Cyndi Vely Cahill with 2015 Industry Leader Award
Released October 16, 2015
CHIME honored Cyndi Vely Cahill with its annual CHIME Foundation Industry Leader Award. The award, presented at the CHIME15 Fall CIO Forum in Orlando, recognizes Cahill’s work over the past 30 years to find innovative ways to solve problems facing healthcare providers.
Hackensack University Medical Center CIO Named CHIME Innovator of the Year
Released October 15, 2015
Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) is at the forefront of adopting technology solutions aimed at arming clinicians and patients with information that can help them make better decisions, as well as reduce healthcare costs. For his work spearheading many of these efforts, Shafiq Rab, M.D., vice president and chief information officer at HackensackUMC, was awarded the College of Healthcare Information Management Executive’s (CHIME) 2015 Innovator of the Year Award. Rab accepted the award today at the CHIME15 Fall CIO Forum.
Job Training Program for Veterans and Effort to Improve Care for Heart Attack Patients Honored by CHIME
Released October 15, 2015
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, has teamed with a number of technology firms to build a unique job-training program for military veterans. Through the collaboration, more than a dozen veterans have been placed in information technology jobs throughout the Chicago region.
CHIME’s New Vision Statement Reflects Evolving Role of the CIO
Released October 15, 2015
Healthcare is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. Payment models are shifting away from volume to a focus on value. Providers more engaged in population health management. Consumers are becoming more active in their care choices, and more.