CHIME Members Awarded Fellow Status

Orlando, FL, February 27, 2008 – Three CHIME members were awarded Fellow status at the CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum on February 24, 2008 in Orlando, FL.


CHIME's Board of Trustees established the Fellow program to honor and recognize CHIME members who have actively participated in the organization and who have made significant contributions to the healthcare IT field as a CIO. The members who received the Fellow designation are:

William A. Spooner, Senior Vice President & CIO, Sharp HealthCare
Helen V. Thompson, CIO, Heartland Health
Lynn H. Vogel Ph.D, VP & CIO, University of TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center


For more information about CHIME’s Fellow program, contact CHIME at 734-665-0000 or visit www.cio-chime.org.



About CHIME

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) was formed with the dual objectives of serving the professional development needs of healthcare CIOs and advocating the more effective use of information management within healthcare. CHIME's events and activities were designed to reflect that purpose, including CIO-oriented surveys, education programs, and networking activities. With membership of over 1,200 CIOs, CHIME has established itself as the premier organization serving the needs of healthcare CIOs. CHIME's educational initiatives are supported by the CHIME Foundation, a group of 55 providers of healthcare IS products and services. To learn more about CHIME and the CHIME Foundation, see www.cio-chime.org.

Contact:

Anne Wizauer
Director of Communications
CHIME
(734)665-0000
awizauer@cio-chime.org

UPDATED: 2/27/2008 10:41:14 AM