HIMSS names
Iris P. Frye, Kim Garriott, Dr. Lucienne Ide, Eva Karp, RN-BC, Dr. Geeta Nayyar,
and Tressa Springmann as the most influential women in health IT.
This week, HIMSS announced its Most Influential Women in Health IT, an annual recognition celebrating women striving to harness the power of information technology to drive healthcare transformation. The award winners will be honored at HIMSS20 in Orlando next month and will join other innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs at the
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CHIME
CHIME and HIMSS Names Intermountan CIO Marc Probst CIO of the Year
- CHIME and HIMSS jointly name Intermountain VP and CIO Marc Probst the 2019 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year.
- The award is given annually to a CIO who has shown significant leadership and commitment to the healthcare industry during his or her career.
College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives (CHIME) and HIMSS jointly named Intermountain CIO and VP Marc
Probst the 2019 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year. The award is given annually
to a CIO who has shown significant
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CHIME, Digital Health Canada Launches Chapter in Canada
- CHIME and Digital Health Canada launches an international chapter in Canada that will be operated by Canada’s Health Informatics Executive Forum (CHIEF). - CHIEF brings together more than 150 CIOs and senior healthcare leaders from healthcare delivery, government, and private sector organizations across Canada.The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Digital Health Canada announced today that they have launched an international chapter in Canada at the CHIME Fall
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6 Health System Barriers to Digital Health Transformation
- When CIOs were asked about “significant” barriers to their Digital Health efforts, the top four responses pertained to issues with sponsorship and/or leadership.- Currently, the health delivery industry as a whole is still in the earliest stages of what will prove to be a digital transformation. - 40.4% of surveyed CIOs believe enterprise EHR vendors will play the biggest role in their facility's digital health journey in the next two years. The concept of digital health information was
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Q&A: Dr. Geeta Nayyar Discusses the State of Physician Burnout & EHRs
Before drifting off to sleep, most of us put on pajamas when it’s time to curl up with a good book or binge-watch what’s trending on Netflix—but not today’s doctors.
According to one previous study, physicians spend nearly two hours conducting EHR/paperwork every night at home. This after-hour activity is known in healthcare as “pajama time,” but don’t let the cutesy nickname fool you. Turns out, time spent mired with EHR data is becoming a growing problem for physicians. A subsequent study
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Survey: How Healthcare Deploys Software as a Service (SaaS) Apps
The global healthcare cloud computing market was recently valued at approximately $18 billion and is expected to generate around $61 billion USD by 2025, at a CAGR of around 18.7% between 2019 and 2025. Key factors driving this growth are the adoption of IoT, wearable devices, and big data analytics.Software as a Service (SaaS) is a service model in cloud computing whereby the vendor provides a complete package of software applications over the Internet to their customers, who subscribe for this
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Why An Integrated Healthcare CRM Is Critical to Patient Engagement
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the well-known backbone of commercial sales forces across the globe. But what many don’t realize is that CRM has a utility that extends far beyond relationship-building in a traditional business setting. CRM systems are now engaging more than customers. They’re engaging patients in a healthcare setting far more complex than any retail or B2B enterprise.
CRM applications are used to engage patients by providing them with a superior experience from their
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CHIME Launches Innovation Center to Foster Health IT Innovation
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) today launched CHIME Innovation to facilitate the creation and adoption of healthcare technology innovation and to improve health and care globally. The launch marks the completion of the buildout of the Intermountain and CHIME Innovation Center powered by Sirius Healthcare within the Kem C. Gardner Intermountain Transformation Center in Murray, Utah.CHIME Innovation Center OverviewCHIME Innovation will serve as an educational
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CHIME Suspends National Patient ID Challenge After 2 Years
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), today announced that CHIME Healthcare Innovation Trust has decided to suspend the National Patient ID Challenge after nearly two years of work. Despite the suspension, CHIME did emphasized that finding a national patient ID solution that accurately identifies a patient 100% percent of the time will remain a top priority.Launched in 2015, CHIME National Patient ID Challenge is a $1 million global competition aimed at
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KLAS-CHIME Report: Telehealth Adoption Increasing Among Providers Despite Concerns
Most healthcare organizations and providers plan to expand their use of telehealth programs, based on the benefits they have experienced so far, according to a study released today by KLAS Research and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). But some also expressed concerns about reimbursement and other potential limitations, according to the study.Telehealth has the potential to revolutionize healthcare with both healthcare organizations and legislators hoping it
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