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Most Wired Hospitals Focus on Security and Patient Engagement

Released July 9, 2015


Health data security and patient engagement are top priorities for the nation’s hospitals, according to results of the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired™ Survey, released today by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and CHIME.

CHIME’s 23rd Annual Fall CIO Forum Comes to Orlando

Released July 6, 2015


CHIME will welcome more than 800 of the healthcare IT industry’s most experienced professionals from around the country, October 14-17, at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando for the CHIME15 Fall CIO Forum.

CHIME Offers Recommendations to Senate HELP Health IT Working Group

Released July 1, 2015


In recommendations submitted today to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), CHIME identified several solutions for improving patient care delivery and supporting the nation’s transition to electronic health records. CHIME made recommendations related to patient identification, quality measurement, standards identification, certification, patient engagement and Meaningful Use.

CHIME Co-Founder Richard A. Correll to Retire

Released June 18, 2015


Co-founder and former President and CEO of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Richard A. Correll announced his plans to retire at the end of the month, after 23 years. Correll has been serving as the organization’s chief operating officer and senior strategic advisor since April 2013 following the appointment of CEO Russell P. Branzell.

Patient ID Highlighted as Barrier to Interoperability during Senate HELP Hearing

Released June 10, 2015


In a hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) today, witnesses outlined opportunities to improve health information exchange, citing the absence of a nationally-recognized identifier as an ongoing challenge to matching patients to their healthcare data.