CHIME and Education
by Angela Duncan Diop, ND, CHCIO, Vice President of Information Systems “CHIME’s commitment to providing educational opportunities for its members has afforded me the greatest return.” Over the last decade, CHIME has been a support for me through every aspect of navigating my career as an IT leader. Since joining CHIME, I have received invaluable advantages… read more
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An Organization Designed to Educate and Serve its Members
by Charles E. Christian, CHCIO, LFCHIME, LFHIMSS It’s difficult to believe that it has been thirty years since The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives or CHIME was moved from the thoughts of several pioneers in the HIT leadership world into reality. It was very early in the formation of a new professional role, the… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: EDUCATION with Liz Johnson, 2017 CHIME Board Chair
Join us as we celebrate our three decades of dedication to digital health leadership with this special edition podcast! For each of the 30 weeks until our Fall Forum, we’ll visit with digital health leaders who have made a very special impact on CHIME, including many of our Board Chairs. In this episode, Russ chats… read more
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Inclusion. Making it Whole.
Merriam-Webster’s first definition of the word ‘include’ is: “to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group.” Simple, right? We just combine different pieces or people into one thing or group and call it done. Unfortunately, in the real world, the understanding and application of the concept of inclusion is anything BUT… read more
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Voice, CHIME and Democracy
Sometimes news keeps us up at night. All around the world, people are witnessing and experiencing political and cultural events that are limiting many people’s ability to speak and act freely. In many of these instances, this is resulting in the disappearance of voices. Without free voices, there is no democracy. Dr. Shafiq Rab, 2019… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: “VOICE” with Dr. Shafiq Rab, 2019 CHIME Board Chair
Join us as we celebrate our three decades of dedication to digital health leadership with this special edition podcast! For each of the 30 weeks until our Fall Forum, we’ll visit with digital health leaders who have made a very special impact on CHIME, including many of our Board Chairs. In this episode, Russ chats… read more
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LEADERSHIP—What Does it Really Mean?
We know CHIME was built by leaders to serve leaders. It was intended to educate and nurture leaders. It consists of both physical and digital spaces where like-minded leaders in the healthcare IT industry can convene together. But… Who are all these leaders? What are they leading? What is all this leadership about?
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Leader to Leader: Filling the Talent Pipeline with Geoff Blanding
In this podcast episode, Russ talks with Geoff Blanding, Executive Vice President, Optimum CareerPath and Implementation Services. Blanding discusses Optimum CareerPath’s partnership with CHIME to help high-aptitude, non-traditional students and workers train for careers in healthcare IT. As recruiting and retention become ever more challenging due to the tech talent war, Blanding encourages digital health… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: “LEADERSHIP” with John Kravitz, 2020-2021 CHIME Board Chair
Join us as we celebrate our three decades of dedication to digital health leadership with this special edition podcast! For each of the 30 weeks until our Fall Forum, we’ll visit with a digital health leader who has made a very special impact on CHIME, including many of our Board Chairs. In this episode, Russ… read more
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Community: 3 Examples of How CHIME Brings People Together
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) was founded 30 years ago to provide a space where Chief Information Officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders could come together to collaborate, share ideas, and advocate for the effective use of information management to improve healthcare outcomes everywhere. CHIME brings people together across organizations… read more
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Sharing Best Practices in Healthcare IT with Dr. Zafar Chaudry
In this podcast episode, Russ chats with Dr. Zafar Chaudry, SVP, CDIO, Seattle Children’s, about the need for digital health leaders to share best practices for common scenarios and projects that characterize the journey to digital transformation. Chaudry reveals his phased process for engaging stakeholders in a major change such as an ERP implementation. He… read more
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CHIME 30th Anniversary Podcast: “COMMUNITY” with Tanya Townsend, 2022 CHIME Board Chair
Join us as we celebrate our three decades of dedication to digital health leadership with this special edition podcast! For each of the 30 weeks until our Fall Forum, we’ll visit with a digital health leader who has made a very special impact on CHIME, including many of our Board Chairs. In this episode, Russ… read more
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