Gather Valuable Information from Top-Level Executives: Conducting Online Member Surveys with CHIME
Released December 11, 2018
12.11.2018 Arika Lycan, Specialist, CHIME Foundation Gathering qualitative data from CHIME CIOs can be of great value to your organization. Implementing a CHIME member survey is an easy way to obtain actionable information that can be used in your plans to engage providers. Here are some steps to make planning and executing an Online… read more
Board Transitions: Frank Nydam Leaves a Legacy and Model for the Future
Released December 11, 2018
12.11.2018 Arika Lycan, Specialist, CHIME Foundation A new year will bring with it change and transition to the CHIME Board. As we enter 2019, we are excited about things to come, and the guidance we’ll receive from our Foundation Board. That comes with the knowledge that a strong CHIME advocate is concluding his time on the board: Frank Nydam, vice president, Global Healthcare Alliances… read more
CHIME Foundation Rounds Out a Robust Second Half of 2018
Released December 11, 2018
12.11.2018 Barb Sivek, Chief Operating Officer, CHIME Foundation In January 2018 we outlined our vision for the year ahead. As we wrap up December and look toward 2019, CHIME Foundation has achieved a great deal in the past 12 months. Here is a look at what we have accomplished in 2018, and our upcoming 2019 opportunities. In March of 2018 we hosted the CHIME HIMSS CIO Forum and enjoyed our biggest attendance yet, 600-plus CHIME members and… read more
A Global Perspective on Healthcare IT
Released December 6, 2018
12.6.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations In 2017, CHIME launched its first international chapter in India and now is poised to open several more in Europe and elsewhere. Ricky Caplin, CEO of The HCI Group, has seen first-hand the opportunities and challenges healthcare IT brings to hospitals and systems around the… read more
Scholarships Available for CHIME’s Spring Forum, Boot Camp
Released December 6, 2018
12.6.2018 Barb Sivek – Chief Operating Officer, CHIME Foundation The CHIME Education Foundation is offering $1,500 scholarships for members to attend the 2019 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum and $5,000 scholarships for members or direct reports to attend the upcoming CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp. Candidates have until Dec. 12 to apply for the spring CIO… read more
Most Wired Cybersecurity Results Point to Gaps and Gains
Released December 6, 2018
12.6.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Cyberattacks pose a significant safety risk to patients, whether that is through the theft of protected health information, a bad actor gaining access to a digitally connected medical device or disruption in care. Even in cases where no harm is done to patients, a successful… read more
News of Note: Interoperability Webinar and Baldrige Honor
Released December 6, 2018
12.6.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Here is a roundup from CHIME of recent news and upcoming events: Interoperability webinar on Dec. 11: CHIME Chair-elect Shafiq Rab, senior vice president and CIO at Rush University Medical Center, and Marc Probst, a member of CHIME’s Public Policy Steering Committee and CIO at… read more
EMR Helps Clinicians Screen, Treat Patients at Risk of Opioid Misuse
Released December 6, 2018
12.6.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations When the Substance Use Intervention Team (SUIT) at Rush University Medical Center wanted to add two questions to the list that nursing and social work staff asked patients receiving inpatient care, they knew they had to tread carefully. The questions were brief queries about misusing… read more
Foundation Partners Get to Join in Most Wired’s Top 10 Unveiling
Released November 13, 2018
11.13.2018 Caitlin Kelly, Director, Strategic Partnerships Leaders from four Foundation firms participated in the Most Wired celebrations on Nov. 2 in San Diego by taking to the stage to announce the top 10 recipients. Although each recipient knew their healthcare organization had made the top 10 list, they did not know the order in advance. And… read more
CHIME Announces Top 10 Most Wired Recipients at CHIME18
Released November 8, 2018
11.08.2018 Michelle Patterson – VP, Operations CHIME concluded our first CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired program on Nov. 2 at CHIME18 with a bang – or more accurately, with a drum roll. Many CIO members from hospitals and health systems that received Most Wired status were in the CHIME18 audience and were invited to stand… read more
3 Members Receive CHIME Awards at Fall Forum
Released November 8, 2018
11.08.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations One retired CIO and two active CIOs took to the stage on Oct. 31 at the 2018 CHIME Fall CIO Forum in San Diego to accept 2018 CHIME awards. The CHIME Board of Trustees surprised former Board Chair Bill Spooner, who retired in 2014 from Sharp… read more
CHIME Foundation Award Winners Focus on Strong Relationships
Released November 8, 2018
11.08.2018 Candace Stuart – Director, Communications & Public Relations Kali Durgampudi, vice president of innovation and mobile architecture at Nuance Communications, has repeatedly answered the call when CHIME and CHIME’s members asked for assistance. He served as a subject matter expert during a Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus briefing in Washington, D.C. And when CIOs… read more