Inside CHIME: Supporting Members of Your Team

7.7.16 by Matthew Weinstock Director of Communications and Public Relations, CHIME

Since 2014, nearly 1,000 leaders in IT applications, security and technology have joined CHIME’s AEHIS, AEHIA and AEHIT affiliate groups. The group’s Fall Forum in November will focus on how health IT can help bend the cost curve.

Concern over cybersecurity has put healthcare squarely in the national spotlight. To a certain degree, this heightened attention has also elevated public recognition of the important work chief information security officers carry out every day.

Healthcare’s evolution from focusing on volume to measuring outcomes — and health IT’s role in achieving value-based reimbursement — is sure to have a similar effect on the role of technology and applications leaders.

As you may recall, a few years ago, CHIME created forums for leaders in these areas to share best practices, collaborate and grow their disciplines, much in the same way CHIME has helped CIOs. The Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA), the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) and the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) have grown substantially since their launch in 2014, collectively boasting nearly 1,100 members.

In November, the three groups host their second annual fall forum. Last year’s meeting allowed attendees to delve deep into how innovation can drive clinical performance and identify ways to minimize the risk of cyberattacks. Building off of the success of last year’s meeting, the AEHIX16 Fall Forum features panel discussions on how IT can help bend the cost curve, the role of telemedicine in alternative payment models, and the ins and outs of cloud computing. Closing out the meeting, George ‘Buddy’ Hickman, executive vice president and System CIO, Albany Medical Center and former CHIME board chair, will offer his perspectives on how technology leaders can become transformation leaders. There will also be ample opportunity for members to network and share ideas.

CHIME members are eligible to attend the AEHIX16 Fall Forum, November 3-5. We also encourage you to promote AEHIS/AEHIA/AEHIT membership with your applications, technology and security staff.

More Inside CHIME Volume 1, No. 21:

• It’s Time — Run for the Board, Update your Profile, Nominate an Exceptional Leader – Michelle Patterson
• This Week’s Washington Debrief (7.5.16)