Inside CHIME: CMIO Leadership Academy Wrap Up

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GeorgeReynolds B&W 4.27.17 by George Reynolds, MD, MMM, FAAP, CPHIMS, CHCIO
Retired CIO & CMIO, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, NE

The CMIO Leadership Academy (formerly known as the CMIO Boot Camp) was held at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center April 8-10. Built around six fundamental pillars, the jammed agenda seemed to fly by: strategic planning, change leadership, demonstrating value, creating effective teams, customer service as a core value and building networks and community.

The faculty represented a diverse range of professional experiences and healthcare organizations. Marc Chasin, MD is the CIO and CMIO at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, ID. Shawn Griffin, MD is the Chief Quality and Informatics Officer for The Memorial Hermann Physician Network in Houston, Texas. Natalie Pageler, MD is the CMIO at Stanford Children’s Health. Shafiq Rab, MD is the CIO at Rush University Health System. George Reynolds, MD was the CIO and CMIO at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, NE and now serves an adviser to provider organizations, Rick Skinner is the CIO at the University of Virgina Health System.

Congrats to the CHIME CMIO Leadership Academy class of 2017 – a great group of physician HIT leaders growing their skills!

The Academy participants were equally diverse representing organizations ranging from rural critical access facilities to large urban academic medical centers. Some had been in the CMIO role for many years, while others were brand new to the role or looking to step up to the role.

The core of the course is a series of case studies all based on real-world situations CMIOs and other healthcare IT executives face every day. The Academy participants work in small groups with the faculty to solve problems. Inevitably, the participants share personal experiences that are directly related to the challenges presented in the case studies. While a leadership course could tilt toward the theoretical, the case studies assure the focus is entirely practical. The course participants said it best:

“The real world examples are very helpful. Continue to be personal, vulnerable, and allow us to benefit from your experiences.”

“This course exceeded my expectations; it was practical and hands on.”

“Beyond my expectations – case studies are very valuable”.

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