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Women of CHIME Initiative Addresses Gender Disparities in Healthcare IT
CHIME is taking aim at those disparities with Women of CHIME, a group of CHIME women leaders who share networking and leadership skills with other women CIOs and senior healthcare IT executives. Women of CHIME will hold a series of events at the CHIME17 Fall CIO Forum to help women members advance and thrive in their careers. CHIME17 will run from Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in San Antonio, Texas.
Learn moreCHIME17 Forum Focuses on Healthcare IT Challenges, Future Directions
New to this year’s forum is Leadership from the Edge, three TED-like sessions that focus on health IT in the future and how CIO leadership can prepare for it. Leadership from the Edge will be live streamed, as will be the keynote speakers.
Learn moreCHIME to Offer Educational Track at Georgia HIMSS
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) will present a four-session track on digital leadership and the changing role of the CIO on Oct. 17 at the Georgia Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference. This will mark the first time that CHIME has paired with the Georgia Chapter of HIMSS on the event, which is scheduled to be at the Cobb Galleria Conference Center in Atlanta.
Learn moreCHIME and DirectTrust Announce Collaboration
CHIME and DirectTrust today announced they are collaborating to promote the universal deployment of the DirectTrust framework and health information exchange network as the common electronic interface for health information exchange across the U.S.
Learn moreIndustry Veteran Barb Sivek Named Vice President of CHIME Foundation
CHIME is pleased to announce that Barb Sivek will assume the position of vice president of the CHIME Foundation, effective immediately. She had served as the Foundation’s interim vice president since late April in addition to leading CHIME’s operations and business management group.
Learn moreCHIME Supports Partners in Launch of NHS Digital Academy
CHIME congratulates Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Medical School for being selected for the NHS Digital Academy.
Learn moreCHIME Praises CMS Decision to Remove 2015 CEHRT Mandates in 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made several changes to a final rule on Wednesday that improve the chances that hospitals will successfully fulfill their Meaningful Use and electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) reporting requirements. CHIME is pleased that CMS listened to our members on these issues.
Learn moreCHIME & AEHIS Leadership Support Medical Device Cybersecurity Act
On July 27, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Medical Device Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (S.1656). The legislation would make the cybersecurity capabilities of medical devices more transparent to providers, clarifies expectations concerning security enhancements and maintenance of medical devices and establishes a cybersecurity emergency response team.
Learn moreCHIME Statement on HIMSS CEO Appointment
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) today announced that Harold “Hal” Wolf III was appointed president and CEO. He will replace H. Stephen Lieber, who is retiring.
Learn moreCHIME to Administer HealthCare’s Most Wired Hospital Survey
CHIME and the American Hospital Association (AHA) are pleased to announce that the annual “HealthCare’s Most Wired” hospitals study now will be conducted through CHIME. CHIME, which has been an active supporter of Most Wired since its inception, will assume all aspects of the popular survey and benchmarking program.
Learn moreCHIME Chair-elect to Testify at House Hearing on Meaningful Use
The chair-elect of CHIME is scheduled to testify today in a hearing before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Cletis Earle, chief information officer of Kaleida Health in Western New York State, will be among healthcare leaders invited to address legislators at a hearing about legislation designed to improve the Medicare program.
Learn moreInside CHIME: Scholarships Help CIO Turn Hospital’s ‘Couldn’t’ into ‘Did’
CIO Keith Robison tapped into the CHIME Education Foundation’s scholarship program when travel funding dried up at his community hospital in New York. The knowledge and support he gained by attending forums and a boot camp helped him reach ambitious goals.
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