8 Healthcare Organizations Join Forces to Launch Info Blocking Resource Center

Released February 5, 2021


ANN ARBOR, MI, Feb. 5, 2021 – With the deadline for complying with federal information blocking regulations quickly approaching, physicians and other healthcare providers are getting assistance from eight leading healthcare organizations. Starting today, the Information Blocking Resource Center will be live and will highlight tools and resources to educate and help prepare healthcare professionals for… read more

CHIME and CHIME Foundation Congratulate 2020 Award Winners in Year-end Recap

Released December 18, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, Dec. 17, 2020 – As the year draws to a close, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the CHIME Foundation are honoring members and Foundation partners whose outstanding contributions earned them special recognition in 2020. Ten members of the CHIME and CHIME Foundation communities were selected by their peers to… read more

CHIME, AEHIS Support Bill that Protects Providers Following Recognized Security Practices

Released December 11, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, Dec. 10, 2020 – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that gives much-needed protection to providers who follow recognized security practices to fend off cyberattacks. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) welcome the move and commend lawmakers for taking… read more

COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics Underscore the Need for a National Patient ID Strategy

Released November 19, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, Nov. 19, 2020 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), along with the Patient ID Now Coalition, is urging stakeholders to take action by reaching out to their senators in support of repealing the longstanding appropriations ban on a unique patient identifier standard. The call to action is one of several advocacy initiatives… read more

2020 Digital Health Most Wired Trends Report Shows Gains Across the Industry

Released November 16, 2020


ANN ARBOR, Nov. 16, 2020 – Digital health is advancing across the industry, according to an analysis of 2020 data from the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey, with telehealth making strong gains and greater adoption of solutions that support value-based care, population health, patient and clinician engagement, and security. The findings were published this month… read more

8 Healthcare Organizations Win CHIME’s 2020 Superior Performance Excellence Award

Released November 10, 2020


8 Healthcare Organizations Win CHIME’s 2020 Superior Performance Excellence Award ANN ARBOR, MI, Nov. 10, 2020 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) named eight organizations that participated in the 2020 Digital Health Most Wired survey winners of the Superior Performance Excellence Award. The award is designated to organizations that qualify for level… read more

CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Participation Grows Exponentially

Released October 5, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, Oct. 5, 2020 – A total of eight healthcare organizations today were eligible to receive this year’s College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Level 10 certification, the highest tier of recognition possible. More than 30,000 facilities were represented in the 2020 survey, which is almost double 2019’s… read more

KLAS-CHIME: PROVIDERS SEARCHING FOR POSITIVE ROI ON POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Released October 2, 2020


Sluggish growth in value-based care reimbursement driving a strategic, risk-adverse approach ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN AND SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER 1, 2020 – With value-based reimbursement (VBR) adoption slowing, healthcare providers are searching for ways to manage risk and achieve ROI on population health management (PHM) solutions adoption, according to a new report from KLAS Research… read more

CHIME Awards $100,000 in Scholarships for Women and Minority Health IT Executives

Released August 19, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, Aug. 19, 2020 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) awarded more than $100,000 in scholarship funding to women and minority healthcare IT executives to attend CHIME’s in-person and digital educational and career development programs in August. Under the new scholarship initiative, CHIME will distribute $200,000 in scholarships through 2021…. read more

Patient ID Now Coalition Pleased Congress is Addressing Patient Misidentification

Released July 31, 2020


CHICAGO – July 31, 2020 – Patient ID Now, a coalition of leading healthcare organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Intermountain Healthcare and Premier Healthcare Alliance, is pleased that the U.S. House… read more

Residents of Some Cities Unwilling to Comply with COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors

Released June 30, 2020


ANN ARBOR, MI, and HERSHEY, PA, June. 30, 2020 – Several U.S. cities may be at increased risk of surges in COVID-19 cases as they reopen their economies because their residents are unwilling to follow practices that reduce the spread of the disease, according to Penn State researchers.   Dr. Robert Lennon, an associate professor of… read more