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College Of Healthcare Information Management Executives


BayCare Health System names Thompson CIO

Executive Announcements | Wednesday, August 25 2010
Tim Thompson has been appointed CIO of BayCare Health System, a community-based healthcare system in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area, effective Sept. 7. Thompson joins BayCare from the Methodist Hospital System in Houston, where he served as CIO and senior vice president.
 

CHIME releases EHR implementation guidebook

Industry News | Wednesday, August 25 2010
“More hospitals and integrated delivery systems are relying on CMIOs … in efforts to bridge the gap between clinicians and IT staff,” states a guidebook published by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), intended to support healthcare CIOs in the implementation of EHRs to meet the meaningful use requirements issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
 

Report: Meaningful use criteria = health IT staff gaps

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 24 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT predicts 50,000 additional health IT workers will be needed during the next five years to satisfy EHR meaningful use criteria. Thus, providers, payors and other stakeholders need to fill in workforce gaps with skill sets from other staff and focus on alternative ways to install and operate systems that realize economies of scale and therefore reduce health IT staff demands, according to a study from IT company CSC.
 

CHIME lauds final rule, but calls Stage 1 targets 'aggressive'

Industry News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
The final rules governing the meaningful use objectives for EHRs in Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs will improve providers' chances of qualifying for government stimulus funding, according to an early analysis by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
 

Societies react to meaningful use rules with mixed opinions, support materials

Industry News | Wednesday, July 14 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday released the long anticipated final rules for identifying the criteria for hospitals and eligible providers to become meaningful users of health IT. Prominent professional societies have responded with supportive materials for eligible providers and hospitals, as well as reactions to the final rules.
 

Survey: 80% of CIOs concerned about meeting MU standards in time

Top Stories | Tuesday, June 29 2010
Eight in 10 hospital CIOs are reportedly concerned or very concerned they will not be able to demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs within the federally established deadline of 2015, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute.
 

CHIME lauds Branzell for Colorado health IT initiative

Executive Announcements | Thursday, June 17 2010
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has given its second annual State Advocacy Award to Russell P. Branzell, vice president and CIO at Poudre Valley Health System in Fort Collins, Colo.
 

CHIME: Permanent certification program timeline will prove challenging

Industry News | Friday, April 30 2010
The proposed program to certify EHR technology will create challenges for the government in ensuring the process has sufficient capacity to handle demand in the early months of the program while achieving consistent results from the various organizations that will be certifying systems, according to a letter by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
 

Divurgent joins CHIME Foundation

Industry News | Thursday, April 15 2010
Healthcare consulting firm Divurgent has joined the Foundation of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
 

CHIME, CCHIT: ONC's certification rule creates, perpetuates uncertainty

Industry News | Friday, April 09 2010
The temporary certification program in the notice of proposed rulemaking on certification programs for health IT has the potential to prolong uncertainty and instability, according to the Certification Commission for Health IT and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. The organizations made their comments separately to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
 

CHIME to ONC: Don't overwhelm IFR with data transmission requirements

Industry News | Tuesday, March 16 2010
Too many requirements on data transmission within an organization are not advised, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in its comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) regarding the initial set of standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for EHR technology.
 

CIOs testify against meaningful use time crunch to federal panel

Top Stories | Wednesday, March 10 2010
Four chief information officers, who are also members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), testified before the Implementation Workgroup federal panel this week on the challenges they foresee in implementing EHRs, under the current definition outlined in the interim final rule of meaningful use.
 

CHIME questions timelines in CMS' EHR Incentive Program

Industry News | Thursday, March 04 2010
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is questioning whether the current proposed regulations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program allot enough time for providers to achieve meaningful use before they are penallized.
 

CHIME/HIMSS: Generational gaps make stable health IT workforce a 'fantasy'

Conference News | Sunday, February 28 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
ATLANTA--The healthcare industry workforce in 2010 is composed of baby boomers who are unable to retire, counting for approximately 35 percent of the employees, said Marilyn Moats Kennedy, MSJ, CEO of Moats/Kennedy during the 2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum.
 

CHIME/HIMSS: Privacy concerns take center stage at meaningful use panel

Conference News | Sunday, February 28 2010
Written by Justine Cadet
ATLANTA—Whether enough is being done to protect the rights of patient data, while simultaneously allowing for health information to be exchanged amongst care providers under the proposed meaningful use definitions, became an area of contention during today's Meaningful Use Town Hall discussion during the CIO Forum, co-hosted by CHIME and HIMSS, at the HIMSS10 conference.
 

CHIME: EHR implementation is big hurdle for CIOs to meet meaningful use

Conference News | Sunday, February 28 2010
ATLANTA—Upgrading or implementing a certified EHR system will be one of the largest challenges for healthcare CIOs and IT executives in helping their organizations meet the meaningful use requirements, according to a survey released today by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) during the HIMSS10 conference.
 

Spooner named CIO of the year

Industry News | Wednesday, January 13 2010
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have chosen William Spooner, senior vice president and CIO at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, Calif., as the recipient of the 2009 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award.
 

CHIME questions new meaningful use proposals

Industry News | Thursday, January 07 2010
Reporting, product certification and implementation deadlines represent major concerns that could affect efforts to effectively implement EHRs under the recently proposed federal regulations, according to a statement by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
 

Survey: Meaningful use standards deadline worries CIOs

Industry News | Friday, December 04 2009
CIOs are concerned about their ability to implement the standards recommended by the Health IT Standards Committee in time to meet currently established deadlines, according to a recent survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
 

McCleese receives CHIME state advocacy award

Industry News | Thursday, September 24 2009
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has awarded Randy McCleese, chief information officer and vice president-information systems at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Ky., its inaugural State Advocacy Award.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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