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CHIME Welcomes Charles E. Christian as its 2015 Board Chairman
CHIME is pleased to welcome Charles E. Christian, FCHIME, LCHIME, CHCIO, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, as its 2015 Board of Trustees Chair.
Learn moreStatement from CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell, FCHIME, CHCIO in Support of Congressional Letter to HHS for MU Flexibility in 2015
We are encouraged by the bipartisan letter, signed by 30 members of the House of Representatives, urging Secretary Burwell to take immediate action to shorten the Meaningful Use program reporting period in 2015.
Learn moreLow 2014 MU 2 Attestation Numbers Validate Need for Shortened Reporting Period in 2015
CHIME reiterates call to HHS for immediate, sensible action
Learn moreRelease of Disappointing Meaningful Use Data Prompts Industry Leaders to Urge HHS to Take Immediate Action
Healthcare leaders from across the nation today renewed calls for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to shorten the Meaningful Use (MU) reporting period in 2015 and provide more program flexibility, citing concerns with lower-than-expected Medicare numbers and continued reports detailing nationwide difficulty in meeting Federal guidelines for electronic health records (EHR) requirements.
Learn moreCHIME Recognizes Cerner Chairman, CEO Neal Patterson with 2014 Industry Leader Award
For his more than 35 years of service to the healthcare IT industry, Cerner Corp. Chairman and CEO Neal Patterson was awarded this year’s Industry Leader Award by the CHIME Foundation.
Learn moreCHIME Honors Intermountain Healthcare & VMware for BYOD Collaboration
Intermountain Healthcare’s decision to adopt a policy that enabled employees to use their own mobile devices brought potential benefits, but also a host of issues in managing those devices and ensuring the security of patient information.
Learn moreCHIME Honors Memorial Healthcare & Iatric Systems for Collaboration in Automating Meaningful Use Compliance
CHIME today presented one of two 2014 Collaboration Awards to Frank Fear, CIO and vice president of ancillary services at Memorial Healthcare, and Iatric Systems at the CHIME14 Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio, Texas.
Learn moreTruman Medical Centers Recognized for Quality Improvement Initiatives with CHIME/AHA Transformational Leadership Award
Quality initiatives, empowered by information technology, have enabled Truman Medical Centers (TMC) in Kansas City, Mo., to improve care, increase patient safety and reduce unnecessary expenses.
Learn moreCHIME & KLAS Partner to Support HIT Industry Performance
CHIME announced today it has formed a partnership with KLAS Enterprises, the research leader in measuring vendor performance for providers in the field of healthcare IT.
Learn moreCHIME & AHA/Health Forum Announce Most Wired Partnership
CHIME and the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum will work together to enhance the development of the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, a leading barometer that annually measures the growth of information technology use and adoption among US hospitals.
Learn moreCHIME Launches Two New Organizations to Serve Professional Needs of Chief Technology Officers & Chief Application Officers in Healthcare
CHIME announced today the launch of two new organizations to serve the education and professional development needs of healthcare executives in senior technology and application roles.
Learn moreHealthcare IT Leaders Embrace Federal Interoperability Plans
CHIME & HL7 see new interoperability roadmap as an important step towards realizing the promise of health IT; Organizations underscore need to incorporate critical standards under development for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
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