CHIME – Always Dedicated to Serving its Members
When one thinks of the word “commitment”, what comes to mind might include “delivering on what one promises”, “being true to one’s word”, and “making a pledge and keeping it.” For thirty years, CHIME has been doing exactly that. From its inception in 1992 – CHIME made the commitment that its members would include senior… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: COMMITMENT with Rodney C. Dykehouse, 2008 Board Chair
Beyond Yourself and Your Role 2008 CHIME BOARD CHAIR Rodney C. Dykehouse, FCHIME, LCHIME President and Founder, CIO Consulting, LLC Today’s 30th Anniversary podcast welcomes Rodney Dykehouse, CHIME’s 2008 Board Chair and President and Founder of CIO Consulting, LLC. Rod has served as a dedicated Member of CHIME since 1994 and was awarded the Federal… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: Responsibility with Joanne Sunquist, 2009 Board Chair
Just Go For It 2009 CHIME BOARD CHAIR Joanne Sunquist, RN, MS FCHIME, LCHIME This week’s 30th Anniversary podcast welcomes CHIME’s 2009 Board Chair, Joanne Sunquist RN, MS, FCHIME, LCHIME. Before retiring in 2018, Joanne was the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minnesota. She practiced as… read more
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Broadband Program with Cletis Earle
Lauren Cameron, CHIME’s Public Policy Coordinator, interviewed Cletis Earle, CIO of Penn State Health, member of CHIME’s Public Policy Steering Committee, and former board chair, on a new federal program making broadband more accessible to underserved Americans. Today we will be discussing the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) benefits program created to… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: INNOVATION with Tim Stettheimer, 2010 Board Chair
Pushing Boundaries Today’s 30th Anniversary podcast welcomes Dr. Tim Stettheimer, CHIME’s 2010 Board Chair, former CIO, a CHIME Fellow, and “everything CHIME” you can think of. Tim has traveled the world representing the CHIME community and now serves in the inaugural role as Provost of CHIME University. Join Russ as Tim shares a story about… read more
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Changing Influence of the Healthcare CIO
by Lynn Harold Vogel, Ph.D., LCHIME(1) Influence Changes Start Early During the 1970s and early 1980s, decisions about healthcare IT investments were strongly influenced by Directors of Data Processing and subsequently by Chief Information Officers (CIOs).(2) IT investments during that time focused largely on automating clerical processes, e.g., admissions/discharge/transfer tasks, patient billing, general ledger and… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: INFLUENCE with Lynn Vogel, 2011 Board Chair
Collaboration, Facilitation and Influence In this special 30th Anniversary podcast episode, Russ visits with CHIME’s 2011 Board Chair, Dr. Lynn Vogel, who was a founding CHIME Member back in 1992! Dr. Vogel is balancing semi-retirement while working with Huntzinger Advisors following an impressive career as a CIO, university professor, and published author of the 2019… read more
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The Dedication to Giving Back
by Karen Marie Wilding, Vice President, Chief Value Officer, Nemours Children’s Health Giving of oneself is service. We witness daily contributions to advance the well-being of others by many passionate members of CHIME. In healthcare information technology (HIT), our technical teams are focused on supporting clinical and business operations for all aspects of the care continuum. In this way,… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: Service with Drex DeFord, 2012 Board Chair
Healthcare is a Team Sport Tune in to this week’s 30th Anniversary podcast with CHIME’s 2012 Board Chair and CHIME Fellow, Drex DeFord. After a long and distinguished career in the United States Air Force, Drex served in numerous CIO positions across our industry and is now Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike. From being a… read more
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Creating Opportunities to Connect Is CHIME’s Secret Sauce
by Brian Sterud, VP Chief Information Officer, Faith Regional Health Services Opportunities to Connect If I were a chef – I would say that the opportunities CHIME provides its members to connect with peers and industry colleagues is CHIME’s “secret sauce”. I predict that if you surveyed the members of CHIME and asked them to… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: Networking with George Buddy Hickman, 2013 Board Chair
Join Russ and 2013 CHIME Board Chair, George “Buddy” Hickman, a 30-year industry veteran – accomplished CIO and leader in digital health – and the only two-time, elected CHIME Board Member. As a long-time and valued Member, Buddy is both a CHIME Fellow and a CHIME Life Member, and continues to serve as an active… read more
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Techquity: Using technology and data insights to deliver more equitable patient care
by Cerner’s Dr. Nasim Afsar There is a common saying that your ZIP code matters more than your genetic code. In short, where you live matters to your health risks and outcomes. But it shouldn’t. COVID-19 brought into much sharper focus the health disparities that have long existed within our communities. We better understood… read more
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